by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio GRAND FORKS, N.D. — In the locker room at the University of North Dakota football stadium, a handful of people wait for an early morning rain shower to pass so they can test a small four-rotor helicopter on the football field. As the clouds pass, the crew of university researchers and police snap together the...
By Mohammad El Sadafy Dubai Police will use a small unmanned aircraft designed and produced by Maher bin Haider to monitor football fans in the stadiums, according to Major General Mohammad Eid Al Mansouri . The aircraft has been tried in the presence of Major General Al Mansouri, his deputy Brigadier General Abdullah Ali Al Ghaithi and a number of...
by Trelle Burdeniuk A Saskatchewan man, lost and alone, was found by an RCMP remote controlled helicopter that spotted him from the sky. The 25-year-old had wandered away from where his car rolled on Highway 5 near St. Denis, about 40 kilometres east of Saskatoon, early Thursday morning. RCMP arrived at the accident scene after midnight, but couldn’t find the...
Jennifer Curington Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law Thursday regulations on the use of drones by law enforcement, making Florida among the first states to regulate the unmanned aircraft. “I believe the real need for this is we want our own privacy, we believe in the fourth amendment,” Scott said. The measure allows law-enforcement to launch...
By Jennifer Curington A bill to limit law enforcement’s use of drone aircraft is headed to Gov. Rick Scott, who has said he will sign it. When he does, Florida will be among the first states to regulate the unmanned aircraft. On Wednesday, the House unanimously passed SB 92, which would allow law-enforcement to launch camera-carrying surveillance drones only if...
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is conducting a one-year pilot project using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to photograph and video collision and crime scenes from the air. It will be used by the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) to obtain real-time images that will allow faster data collection at a scene, better analysis of...
I doubt very much that they are allowed to fly them across the city (ed) By Eric Sheffield Two remote-control helicopters could be photographing crime scenes and searching for missing people in Arlington as soon as next month. Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson announced Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration has given the city permission to get the wheels moving...
MONROE, NC (WBTV) - The Monroe City Council unanimously approved funding for drone aircraft. Officials told WBTV Friday funds from asset forfeiture will be used to purchase the drones. Tuesday night, Monroe City Council approved a presentation by the Monroe Police Department for the purchase of an unmanned aircraft for help in critical police situations. wistv.com – Columbia, South...
Detectives have used an aerial drone in a criminal investigation leading to charges being laid and a person before the courts. Police headquarters is refusing to say what type of inquiry it was or how the drone was used other than to describe the alleged offending as “criminal”. The case was one of two uses of drones by police...
The Public Protection Committee of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors will once again hear a pitch from the Sheriff’s Office as they request permission to purchase and begin deploying Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The proposal had once before been withdrawn in the face of ACLU and privacy advocate concerns. The latest presentation, to be given by Captains Tom...
