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Police Drone Use: Explore the impact of drones in law enforcement. Stay informed on the latest news, trends, and regulations surrounding police drone use.
Drone Drops Knives, Drugs, and a Cell Phone Into New York State Prison, Fueling Push for Hochul’s Anti-Drone Law
At 1 a.m. on a Saturday, a drone flew into the secured grounds of Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York and released a package between two dormitory buildings. Guards found it before any inmate did. The wires sticking out…
SWEPCO Sends Skydio X10 Drones to Scout Power Lines in East Texas
East Texas utility SWEPCO has a new way to find the branches that will kill your power before they actually do it. The drones are already flying. The Problem With Trees and Power Lines Vegetation management is the unglamorous backbone…
Teen Rescued from Oregon Cliff Face. A DJI Drone Showed the Way.
A teenager called his dad from a cliff saying he was sliding and was going to fall. His father, a retired firefighter and paramedic, drove 90 minutes and stayed on the phone the whole way. A Coast Guard helicopter and…
Bristol PD Eyes Drone as First Responder
Chief Mark Morello pitched a $50,000 drone program to the Board of Finance this week, and the most interesting part isn’t the money. It’s the vision. Bristol, Connecticut wants a rooftop-launched autonomous drone that beats cops to the scene of…
FAA 2025 Enforcement Report: Drone Pilots Fined Up to $36,770, Certificates Suspended and Revoked
Drone pilots are losing their certificates and being fined up to $36,770. And one pilot just had their certificate permanently revoked. We know this because the FAA just released its 2025 enforcement report. They fined 18 operations, suspended or revoked…
Colorado Springs PD Drone Tracks Juvenile Suspects Through Creek
Two juveniles tried to break into cars, allegedly pointed a gun at a security camera, then ran into a wooded creek bed at midnight thinking the dark would cover them. The drone disagreed. What Went Down on Saturday Night Just…
OPUS Project Drones Are Flying Into Tornadoes. For Science.
Nobody handed the OTUS Project a research budget and a lab. Three friends on a midnight phone call in February 2024 decided to build drones from scratch and fly them into one of the most violent forces on Earth. Less…
Skydio Is Already Patrolling Santa Fe. Now the City Has to Decide If It Stays
A woman passed counterfeit bills at three businesses on Cerrillos Road. Instead of sending a patrol officer to drive the corridor looking for her, Santa Fe police clicked a mouse and put a Skydio X10 in the air, as Santa…
Skydio X10 Tracks Suspect a Mile Away After Community Tip
A masked man on a bicycle with bolt cutters near a storage facility at 4 in the morning is not subtle. One Louisville resident noticed, called it in, and set off a chain reaction that ended with 37-year-old Christopher Hall…
In Fairfax County, Skydio Arrives First. Every Time.
Fairfax County, Virginia is not testing the waters on Drone as First Responder. The numbers from their first 100 missions make the case better than any press release could. Drones arrived on scene first in 71 of those 100 calls.…
Wichita Police Want Two Robotic Dogs for SWAT and Bomb Squad, and the $650,000 Price Tag Is Going to City Council
The ask is direct: $650,000, two robotic dogs, two high-risk units. The Wichita Police Department brought the request to the Wichita City Council on March 3, 2026, with one quadruped robot earmarked for the SWAT team and a second for…
A Santa Fe Skydio Drone Found an Unconscious Man in Four Minutes
A man is alive today because a drone reached his tent before the paramedics did. That is the entire story, as reported by KOB4. Santa Fe first responders located a 47-year-old man unconscious and not breathing near Las Acequias Park…