A former employee of the Department of Juvenile Justice is arrested after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office says she tried to use a drone to smuggle drugs into the correctional facility.
Communications were lost with the drone as the image pixelates into color bars.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)—Deputies from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department experienced some of the latest technology in public safety. Hosted by the tech company Axon, the roadshow allowed law enforcement to experience interactive product demos. Virtual reality training provided deputies in-depth scenarios on how to exhibit more compassion and empathy during interactions, gave them de-escalation tactics, and provided virtual reality scenarios…
The world’s first passenger drone took to the sky in China this week – and the drone and passenger lived to tell the tale.
A Midlands Air Force base will be the home of a new wing of drones.
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama’s administration estimated Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians have died during the years 2009-1015 from U.S. drone strikes outside of Iraq and Afghanistan. In the same time span, the administration said between 2,372 and 2,581 militants had been taken out by drones. In an executive order, Obama tasked his administration with working in…
(ABC News) — Drone video captured a collapsed highway overpass in Guayaquil, Ecuador — located about 180 miles from the epicenter — after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake devastated the area over the weekend. The one-minute-33-second aerial video showed the buckled bridge surrounded by construction crews and onlookers. The video shows just a fraction of the structural damage caused by what…
(ABC News) — A recreational drone briefly flew alongside the presidential motorcade in Hawaii, highlighting a growing security challenge posed by the popular toy. The incident, which took place Monday around 4 p.m. local time, only lasted a matter of seconds and the operator landed the craft next to him as Secret Service agents approached. “The Secret Service is aware…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Owners of many small drones and model airplanes will have to register them with the government. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the requirement Monday in response to increasing reports of drones flying near manned aircraft and airports. The requirement covers aircraft weighing from a half pound to 55 pounds. Drone owners who are 13 and older will…
