Jul 7, 2022 | Drones, Law Enforcement
Police in Spain have broken up a gang that was allegedly building semi-submersible drones each capable of ferrying up to 200kg of drugs across the strait of Gibraltar. The Policía Nacional arrested eight people in Cádiz, Málaga and Barcelona, and said it was...
Jul 7, 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles, Law Enforcement
Level 5 autonomous vehicles (AVs) will allow shipping companies to significantly decrease their costs and their liability as they will no longer need long-haul truck drivers. However, this also applies to smugglers. Trafficking of drugs, people, weapons, and black...
Jan 20, 2022 | Drones, Law Enforcement
A young company making drones designed to detect a loaded firearm and, if needed, get in between a shooter and a potential victim, is getting its first round of financing. Pan American Drone, founded by CEO Leah LaSalla, just raised $3 million in seed financing at a...
May 19, 2021 | Drones, Law Enforcement, Privacy
In Concord, police officials say they’re considering buying drones to map out crime scenes, locate missing people and discourage criminals from fleeing arrest. But despite insisting that unmanned aircraft wouldn’t be used for regular surveillance, police department...
Mar 25, 2021 | Drones, Law Enforcement, Robots
The department’s Special Operations Unit (SOU) used a robot and drone with cameras to find Hall hiding underneath insulation in the attic of the townhome. Captain Cary Gensemer said the technology gives responding officers an added layer of safety that wouldn’t...
Jul 2, 2020 | Drones, Justice, Law Enforcement
The Tempe Police Department recently released video from its DJI Phantom Pro 4 drone that it used to surveil protesters over the weekend, but the agency isn’t the only law enforcement in the state with the technology. A review of Federal Aviation...
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