North Charleston
North Charleston Plans Skydio DFR Launch For July 2027
North Charleston police demonstrated a Skydio X10 Drone as First Responder program they want to launch by July 2027, but funding still has to clear a December budget vote.
First Responders
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Cadet Demo
NY State Police Drones Outran Every Cadet In Warwick
New York State Police troopers brought three drones to Warwick's Junior Police Academy, letting cadets race the aircraft, watch live feeds and learn how law-enforcement drone pilots are trained.
MINNEAPOLIS VOTE
Skydio loses Minneapolis DFR contract on 6-6 council vote over ICE and Israel ties
The Minneapolis City Council deadlocked 6-6, killing a free 75-day Skydio Drone as First Responder trial after members cited the company’s ties to ICE and the Israeli military, despite neighboring cities expanding similar programs.
School Safety
Guardian Angel Drones Make Their Case To Arkansas
Campus Guardian Angel pitched its non-lethal school-defense drones to hundreds of officers and administrators at the Arkansas Safe Schools Conference, arguing that a five-second launch and 15-second intercept can buy the minutes police usually do not have in an active shooter attack.
Rescue
Seattle Fire Wants Three Drones For Rescues, Not Patrols
The Seattle Fire Department wants up to three drones for structure fires, water rescues, hazmat calls and mass-casualty scenes, but the rescue program still has to pass through the city's surveillance-technology review process.
POLICE
Placer Sheriff Drone Finds A Felony Suspect In The Haystack
A Placer County Sheriff's drone searched inside a barn full of hay bales, located a domestic violence suspect wedged into the stack, and ended the standoff without deputies climbing blindly into a dangerous hiding place.
POLICE
Skydio Drone Catches Nashville Robbery Live, Finds Weapon
A Metro Nashville police Skydio drone watched a robbery unfold in real time, guided officers to two arrests, then stayed airborne long enough to locate the discarded boxcutter that underpins the aggravated robbery case.
POLICE
Palm Springs Drone Outsmarts Teen Baiting Police Into Chase
Palm Springs police used DJI thermal drones and Dock 3 launch stations to track a teen rider from above without triggering a dangerous street pursuit, turning a baited chase into a quiet arrest directed entirely from the air.
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