When a suicidal man was on the loose near Hawk’s Landing Golf Club in June, Madison police launched a drone to help officers locate him.
And again, when Madison police investigated a late June homicide and armed robbery at a South Side Culver’s restaurant, a drone hovering overhead helped officers map the scene.
Those are just two of the five times the Madison Police Department has deployed its new drone team since June, part of a nationwide push by law enforcement to use unmanned aircraft systems — commonly referred to as drones — to investigate crimes and track down fugitives …
Wisconsin State-Journal | July 25, 2017
