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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 …

The Police Minister says more than 40 drones will be patrolling regional and metro WA over the next 12 months. The State Government had announced the purchase of 35 drones last November, and in a video published on Facebook yesterday, WA Police said the first deployment would be rolled out …

An app that controls Chinese-made consumer drones, used by some police forces including the NYPD, contains a security weakness that could allow users’ personal information to be exploited, according to a report on Thursday. The app on Google’s Android devices used to operate the popular drones made by China-based Da …

Police near Minneapolis used drones last week to check if sunbathers at a lakeside beach were breaking the law by going nude or topless. Police near Minneapolis used drones last week to check if sunbathers at a lakeside beach were breaking the law by going nude or topless. The Golden …

Police face growing pressure to ground noisy helicopters and instead use drones to fight crime with 2,500 flights overhead in London last year Residents complained of being kept awake at night and unable to work at home 2,500 flights overhead in London last year – five times more than rest …

NEW DELHI: In a first, Delhi Police used a drone in a murder investigation while looking for a body in a forested area in Mehrauli. Two former members of a gang were murdered and their bodies dumped in south Delhi for appearing as witnesses against the kingpin. Two of the …

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