Earlier this year in Valinda, a few, tiny LAPD drones searched an entire home for more than 3 hours, which shows what police hope to get out of the devices.
Since the Los Angeles Police Department’s drone program, the officers who pilot the small, flying machines with cameras attached have been finding different ways of using them.
“Now that we’re seeing their capabilities — how fast they are, how agile — we’re finding that they are remaining mobile inside,” said Deputy Chief David Kowalski. More than three years later, LAPD’s use of drones is rising. From July 2022 to June 2023, police deployed drones 10 times. The Sheriff’s Department sent its own drones inside to look for the person. One after another, their bulkier drones with less battery power kept failing.
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