A contract that would allow t Police Department to scale up its use of drones in everyday policing is set to go before the City Council for a vote Wednesday. The proposed contract with ...

"The question is whether there’s a slippery slope" from public safety to permanent surveillance, experts say.

Cutting-edge drone technology is now online in metro Chicago. The Oak Brook Police Department is deploying a fully autonomous drone to assess situations, and, more often than not, beat uniformed ...

28 of 39 law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island have drones, with more about to launch.

The Saint Paul Police Department said its new Docked Drone Program (DDP) is already reshaping how officers, firefighters, and EMS crews respond to emergencies across the city. The department has used ...

Nassau County police are deploying eight new drones, acting as first responders to emergency calls and patrolling over large events, the department announced Monday. The $1 million program is being ...

There’s a hot new phrase bouncing around police departments across the United States: “drone-as-first-responder.” Though drone-as-first-responder initiatives may not yet inspire the same knee-jerk ...

The curious copaganda clip is being used to claim drones are the future of policing, but is this how they'll really be employed? Reading time 4 minutes If you’ve spent any amount of time in Los ...

One afternoon last fall, police in James City County got a call about a man outside in a mental health crisis. Within 20 seconds, officers launched a drone from the rooftop of police headquarters in ...

Police in Anaheim, Santa Ana and Stanton used drones to identify illegal fireworks activity during Fourth of July celebrations, helping officers issue hundreds of citations and seize thousands of ...

The Orlando Police Department unveiled its new drone-as-first-responder program Wednesday, joining a nationwide trend as city and police officials promise it will reduce response times while providing ...

BAY CITY, MI — A Bay County-based digital creator has been convicted of interfering with police when he used his drone to livestream their activity. The two-day trial of Ray A. Rocha in Bay County ...