Sheriff’s offices in the Twin Counties are in the process of training and certifying staff to operate unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, for purposes including search and rescue.
Drones are aircraft that do not require a human pilot. In most cases, drones are operated with a remote control unit by a person stationed on the ground.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office plans to purchase a drone using routine funding from the federal government, Undersheriff John Davi said …
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The Daily Mail (Greene County, NY) | March 28, 2017