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Monday, May 21, 2007
UK police to using hovering spy drone to record unruly behavior
From the BBC:
Kevin says: "What we need now is 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper to shotgun the thing out of the air, like he did with a similar alien-surveillance drone in John Carpenter's They Live: 'Mama don't like tattletales!'" LinkThe UK's first police remote control helicopter has taken off. Merseyside police are using the "spy drone", fitted with CCTV cameras, mainly for tackling anti-social behaviour and public disorder. The machine is 1m wide, weighs less than a bag of sugar, and can record images from a height of 500m. Originally used by the military, it is due to be operational by June for a full three-month trial, which is the "first of its kind" in the UK.
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The UK's first police remote control helicopter has taken off.
Merseyside police are using the "spy drone", fitted with CCTV cameras, mainly for tackling anti-social behaviour and public disorder.
The machine is 1m wide, weighs less than a bag of sugar, and can record images from a height of 500m.
Originally used by the military, it is due to be operational by June for a full three-month trial, which is the "first of its kind" in the UK.







