Texas PD takes to the 'open' skies with gyroplane
The Auto-Gyro MTO Sport, a two-seat, open cockpit gyroplane, costs approximately $75,000 to purchase and about $50 an hour to operate, and runs on the same type of gasoline used in automobiles. It needs ...
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Police UAVs: Nearly limitless potential
Probably the most obvious use for a UAV in law enforcement is for search and rescue operations, but there are myriad other uses for these high-tech assets. ...
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Texas police to get armored vehicle
By Greg Kendall-Ball Abilene Reporter-News ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene City Council is setting aside roughly $227,000 to purchase an armored vehicle for the Abilene Police Department. The funds ...
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Ala. police chief discovers department owns UAVs 35
Associated Press GADSDEN, Ala. — An Alabama police chief says he recently discovered that his department has two unmanned aerial vehicles. Gadsden Police Chief John Crane tells The Gadsden Times ...
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Turkish police order US helicopters
UPI FORT WORTH, Texas — Turkey's national police has ordered 15 aircraft from Bell Helicopter for an undisclosed sum. Bell said its 429 aircraft will be used in a variety of law enforcement missions, ...
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Pressure builds for police, civilian drone flights15
By Joan Lowy Associated Press WASHINGTON — Heads up: Drones are going mainstream. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and ...
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SWAT vehicle causes backlash in NH22
By PoliceOne Staff KEENE, N.H. — A police department's purchase of a specialty SWAT vehicle caused backlash from residents who claim it contributes to "militarization" of the police. ...
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FAA delays rules for drone use in US airspace
Palm Beach Post LOS ANGELES — New rules for operating small drones in U.S. airspace have been delayed by the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been weighing for years how to regulate these ...
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NY sheriff hawks naming rights for helicopter12
By Ben Dobbin Associated PressSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A high-tech helicopter has helped Sheriff Kevin Walsh chase down fugitives, airlift accident victims and spearhead search-and-rescue missions in the ...
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NYC cops skim for bombs using drone submarines2
By PoliceOne StaffNEW YORK — The New York Police Department's Harbor Unit is relying more on unmanned submarine drones to help it skim riverbottoms and underbellies of boats for explosives and narcotics. ...
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Video: Audi police car unveiled at motor show10
By PoliceOne StaffAn Audi R8 GT-R was painted for police and displayed at the 2011 Essen Motor Show in Germany. A joint effort between ABT Sportsline and Hankook Tyres, the sports car is powered by a V10 ...
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Feds using more unmanned aircraft to secure border
By Christopher Sherman The Virginian-PilotCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two Border Patrol agents walked by a patch of brush on a remote ranch and saw nothing. But 19,000 feet overhead in the night sky, ...
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SC campus cops add green vehicles
The Columbia College Police Department is investigating alternative, environmentally friendly transportation to cut costs and increase flexibility. The campus has a student body of 1,500. The police department ...
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