Drone-as-first-responder programs, pursuit footage, evidence policy, and the departments putting UAS on patrol.
Deputies were dispatched to Will Smith’s Calabasas home after a purported drone sighting was reported. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded to Will Smith’s Calabasas mansion, where a drone had been seen flying over the actor’s large home, authorities said. Smith’s home was visited by at least one police vehicle from the department,…
A thermal drone assisted the Boulder Fire and Rescue (BFR) crews that were battling an apartment fire that started Friday morning early. Around 4:53 a.m., flames were seen coming out of the apartment building at 2880 Kalmia Ave., which is near 28th Street and Diagonal Highway in Boulder. Everyone was able to be safely evacuated,…
Two women embrace a police officer after being rescued by a drone from a marsh in Birmingham, England, from above. A thermal drone was used to film the sequence. According to West Midlands Police, the drone’s onboard thermal imaging camera was employed to find the two 23-year-old women in the dark. The video depicts the…
The Washington Post just reported that Chinese drone maker DJI maintains close ties to the Chinese government and received state funding, despite repeated claims to the contrary. DJI, the world’s largest drone manufacturer has always denied that it had received direct funding from the Chinese government. New research and analysis by IPVM, a video surveillance…
On Sunday, a drone pilot was detained in Sweden after flying his unmanned aircraft over the home of King Carl XVI Gustaf. According to police, the man was apprehended near Drottningholm Castle one of Sweden’s Royal Palaces on Sunday afternoon. The drone pilot is accused of breaking the rules that govern the preservation of important…
Every so often, we come across illegal drone footage. One of our readers pointed us to this drone video of the Cincinnati Bengals game.
Since 2016, the Toronto police drone program used unmanned aircraft successfully to document accident scenes, monitor protests, find missing
After 200 successful flights, the Winston County Sheriff's Department drone saves both lives and money. The police drone has been in use...
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