A small police department in Illinois is leading the way to become the first in the state to deploy a UAV. According to the ABC-7, the Orland Park Police Department, which patrols a suburban village southwest of Chicago, recently purchased a $1,200 DJI Phantom 3 equipped with a Lockheed-Martin Gyrocam 4K video system. The agency received FAA approval in November to … [Read more...] about Small Police Force Takes Large Drone Leap
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Young Sherlock Solves Indian Drone Mystery
Fans of Sherlock Holmes will no doubt recognize the name Baker Street Irregulars – the fictional band “children who are employed by Holmes as intelligence agents.” It turns out that pint-sized investigators are still alive and well in the Drone Era. The Times of India reports that a 12-year-old boy in the Indian district of Dhar located a missing police drone after officers … [Read more...] about Young Sherlock Solves Indian Drone Mystery
Tokyo Drone Squad to Patrol National Marathon
In what is being hailed as the nation’s first police drone deployment over a major sporting event, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced Saturday that it will send up a squadron of patrol UAVs at the Tokyo Marathon at the end of the month. According to the Tokyo Times, the drones will be tasked with both surveillance and anti-drone patrol to bolster the 90 … [Read more...] about Tokyo Drone Squad to Patrol National Marathon
Police Plan to Use Tear Gas Drones
It’s becoming quite obvious that drones and police work go hand-in-hand (rotor-in-hand?) -- with uses ranging from election surveillance in India to drug-smuggling investigations in China. UAVs may even replace the traditional notion of “riot squads” in the coming days. According to a recent report by arms-control researcher Michael Crowley, the future of public security … [Read more...] about Police Plan to Use Tear Gas Drones
This Week in Public Safety Drones
The Drone Revolution is taking the public-safety world by storm. From police surveillance quadcopters to fixed-wing firefighter craft, UAVs are attracting the attention of public-safety agencies across the globe. Canadian paramedics are hoping a new drone solution could spell the difference between life and death in first-responder crises. The Renfrew Paramedic Service … [Read more...] about This Week in Public Safety Drones
