Drone-as-first-responder programs, pursuit footage, evidence policy, and the departments putting UAS on patrol.
An 8-year-old boy who walked away from his home in Merrimac, Massachusetts, was safely located within 72 minutes Thursday morning thanks to the department’s Drone Unit. Officer William David operated the drone that spotted the child in a wooded area behind his home, demonstrating how small-town police departments are using drone technology to save lives…
A San Diego judge has ordered the City of Chula Vista to pay over $500,000 in legal fees after losing a groundbreaking four-year legal battle over public access to police drone videos, delivering a costly lesson in transparency that could reshape how law enforcement agencies nationwide handle drone footage requests. Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal…
London’s Metropolitan Police have begun deploying remotely-operated drones to emergency calls, with the unmanned aircraft reaching crime scenes within two minutes to stream live footage to responding officers. The trial program, known as “Drone as First Responder,” launched in the north London neighborhood of Islington and aims to expand to two additional sites covering the…
Wrap Technologies has unveiled what it claims is the first commercially available non-lethal drone interdiction system in the United States. The DFR-X payload system, branded as the MERLIN-Interdictor, mounts the company’s BolaWrap tether technology onto drones—transforming passive observation platforms into active restraint tools that can physically intervene before officers arrive on scene. The
The Eureka Police Department pulled a proposal Monday that would have allowed the agency to begin researching a drone program, following organized opposition from privacy activists who mobilized community members ahead of Tuesday’s city council meeting. The withdrawal highlights how California‘s military equipment ordinance creates checkpoints that can delay or derail law enforcement drone adoptio
Toronto police charged seven people for illegally flying drones over Rogers Centre during American League Championship Series games on October 12-13, using specialized detection technology to intercept the unauthorized flights. The Toronto Police Emergency Management and Public Order Unit laid eight charges against the operators for violating Canadian Aviation Regulations and breaching a federally
The NYPD deployed at least six or seven Skydio X10 drones over Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protest march in Manhattan—or maybe it was eight or nine, officers weren’t entirely sure—but they were crystal clear about one thing: not a single one of these Skydio drones had parachutes. And when you’re flying 4.65-pound (2.11 kg) unmanned aircraft…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update, and we have three stories for you this week. The FCC is set to vote on new rules that could impact covered list entities. DJI is appealing a Chinese military company court ruling. And finally, we have a drones for good story in New York State. So, let’s…
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