Did You Know Seattle Police Have A Flying Surveillance Drone
By Johnathon Fitzpatrick Seattle Weekly
Flying drones have become commonplace in the skies of Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, but now domesticated drones are starting to fill American skies. Seattle Police are among the first departments in the nation to use the high-tech surveillance tool only recently considered science fiction.
In the 2002 series finale of TV show “Dark Angel,” actress Jessica Alba’s character Max jumped on a big flying observation drone marked “Seattle Police.” Flying observation drones may have been mere science fiction a decade ago, but their use has grown in war, border patrols, and now… police surveillance.
Check out the Seattle Police Department’s new toy, the recently purchased Draganflyer remote control surveillance drone helicopter. This puppy can fly for twenty minutes taking pictures and video. It is one of five police-operated drones with Federal Aviation Administration approval.
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