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The Brookhaven Police Department has begun a new drone program it says will increase community safety, but a national civil liberties organization remains skeptical.  The Brookhaven City Council approved the department’s Drone First Responder program in October of 2020. Police say the program is modeled after a similar drone program …

Jack Mapobpan/Supplied Jack Mapobpan’s drone entered return-to-home mode when it was shot on Tuesday. Police are investigating after a drone was shot during a real estate photo session in Auckland. Photographer Jack Mapobpan was operating the drone on Beach Haven Rd about 5pm on Tuesday when he heard two noises, …

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Representatives from area police agencies gathered in Fort Wayne Friday morning to hear a pitch to potentially buy a new drone. A representative from a Las Vegas-based company gave demonstrations to the officers and media. The drone is designed to be used indoors, as opposed …

CLOVIS, California (KGPE) – Clovis Police Department’s drone program is taking off.  Like many smaller law enforcement agencies without helicopters, they rely on technology to be their eyes from above. “It’s become one of those tools we can’t live without now,” said Lt. Jim Munro. The Clovis Police drone program …

By PTI NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava on Friday said technology was used extensively to investigate over 750 cases related to the northeast Delhi riots that led to the arrest of over 200 people. Addressing the annual press conference at Delhi Police headquarters, Shrivastava said 755 FIRs …

Police have used unmanned drones to monitor political protests, including those held by the non-violent Black Lives Matter movement, research shows. Police also used drones in 2020 at animal rights protests, Extinction Rebellion and anti-HS2 demonstrations, and in one instance, an extreme-right protest. Campaigners say the police’s expanded use of …

A police drone flies over a French marketplace on March 24, 2020 as local authorities enforce a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of covid-19.Photo: Gerard Julien (Getty Images) Police drones are already a dystopian horror story straight out of the pages of 1984, but now they’re even beginning to think …

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — When the Chula Vista police receive a 911 call, they can dispatch a flying drone with the press of button. On a recent afternoon, from a launchpad on the roof of the Chula Vista Police Department, they sent a drone across the city to a crowded …

A police drone deployed to help hunt for car thieves ended up pinpointing a huge Birmingham cannabis factory. The discovery was made by officers after the drone was used to search for suspects thought to be behind the theft of a car. After officers discovered the stolen vehicle, the kit …

The footage opens with a quick pan of traffic crossing Eighth Street and Broadway. The audio captures chatter over the police scanner and the revving engine of a passing car.  The camera hones in on a small crowd gathered on the street corner. Most begin to run, then slow and …