Police drones — once the stuff of science fiction — will soon take flight over Long Island. Both the Nassau and Suffolk County police departments say they expect to use unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as UAS, to carry out a host of midair missions in the near future. Potential uses include assisting officers in […]
LONG ISLAND (CBSNewYork) — You might call police drones “eyes in the sky,” and their use is raising eyebrows among local critics. The New York Civil Liberties Union is expressing concern as police in both Nassau and Suffolk counties plan to institute drone technology into their law enforcement game plan, WCBS 880’m Mike Xirinachs reported. “You know, […]
The following items were taken from Morton Grove Police Department reports. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. Drugs John R. Allen, 19, of the 9100 block of Linder Avenue, Skokie; and Brandon S. McGovern, 19, of the 8300 block of Parkside Avenue, Morton Grove; were cited July 15 for possession of drug […]
Police drones — once the stuff of science fiction — will soon take flight over Long Island. Both the Nassau and Suffolk county police departments say they expect to use unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as UAS, to carry out a host of midair missions in the near future. Potential uses include assisting officers in […]
File photo SUNBURY — “It was a great asset,” a Sunbury police officer said about the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly called a drone, in the search for suspects following a shooting about 10:30 a.m.Thursday. Mount Carmel Township police responded to the call for mutual aid with one of its drones that were […]
They might have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for that meddling kid. Two suspects were arrested Wednesday after a teenager with a helicopter drone saw a boat being stolen from Elger Bay on Camano Island. Fourteen-year-old Christopher Harris, a soon-to-be high-school freshman from California, was vacationing with his family on Camano when he […]
During a wildfire in Washington County, Utah in June, authorities suspended water-dumping aircraft sorties after the flight zone became crowded with unmanned drones. (Photos: U.S. Department of Agriculture via Inhabitat) In certain circumstances, law enforcement officers can now “neutralize” some unmanned aircraft after signature of a bill by Gov. Gary R. Herbert this week. The […]
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have purchased drone cameras for security purposes. This was disclosed at a meeting of the Regional Police Officers (RPOs) which took place here on Tuesday chaired by KP Police Chief Nasir Khan Durrani. The meeting was informed that the drone cameras would be deployed for security surveillance of Muharram processions, […]
Police have arrested a man after the pre-season clash between Liverpool and Huddersfield was halted by a drone on Wednesday evening. The Reds ran out 2-0 winners at the John Smith’s Stadium to secure a fourth successive pre-season victory, lifting the Bill Shankly Trophy thanks to goals from Marko Grujic and Alberto Moreno. But play […]
FORESTHILL, Calif., July 17 (UPI) — A man suspected of flying a drone over a wildfire late last month in northern California was arrested. Eric Wamser, 57, is the first arrest by Cal Fire of a drone operator for allegedly interfering with firefighting, the agency said in a release. Wamser is accused of flying a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has signed into law a measure that makes the state the first to let authorities jam drone signals and crash the devices specifically for flying too close to wildfires. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert’s office announced Monday that he signed the law over the weekend, just days after lawmakers […]
Oregon City Council recently approved the purchase of a drone for the police and fire departments. Oregon applied for a state grant to fund the drone, which would assist the police and fire departments in rescue situations. The city agreed to pay $35,499 to Toledo Aerial Media, of Ottawa Lake, Michigan, to purchase the unmanned […]
Barricades, cops and rifles abound as Cleveland girds for RNC Cleveland has deployed overwhelming security, as the city braces for possible violent protests as delegates pour into town for the Republican National Convention that will anoint Donald Trump the party’s US presidential nominee. Authorities in the city on the shores of Lake Erie have erected […]
FORESTHILL, Calif., July 17 (UPI) — A man suspected of flying a drone over a wildfire late last month in northern California was arrested. Eric Wamser, 57, is the first arrest by Cal Fire of a drone operator for allegedly interfering with firefighting, the agency said in a release. Wamser is accused of flying a […]
SRINAGAR: In a first of its kind, the Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday conducted a test flight of a drone in the deserted Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the summer capital, Srinagar. The test flight of the unmanned drone assumes significance as it come in the backdrop of unrest in Kashmir valley which has […]