Will the UK police have drones soon?

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  and101 Posts: 2,688

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  28/08/14 - 10:35 #2

  They are already trying it.

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  TheTruth1983 Posts: 13,462

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  28/08/14 - 11:15 #3

  Would anyone actually trust the police with drones? I sure as hell wouldn't.

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  stvn758 Posts: 19,656

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  28/08/14 - 11:37 #4

  Cost less to run than a helicopter, and don't make as much noise.

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  Evo102 Posts: 13,630

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  28/08/14 - 12:33 #5

  I believe BTP have been using drones for at least a couple of years to detect cable thieves and also graffiti artists in sidings.

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  evil c Posts: 7,833

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  28/08/14 - 14:18 #6

  Merseyside police were the first force to trial drones in 2007: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-police-make-uks-first-3430999. They used to fly the damn thing around where I live, really low, looking into back gardens, so that effectively stopped me growing weed.
  
  Then it was discovered that they didn't have a CAA licence to fly within 50m of people and within 150m of buildings, so they had to stop. So they applied for and were granted the licence, then they crashed it into the Mersey in Oct 2011 and decided not to replace it. They got the cost of the drone, £13000, back from their insurers: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8859806/13000-police-drone-lost-after-crashing-into-River-Mersey.html

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