Drone Surveillance in Your Backyard? LAPD Has No Plans to Use Unmanned Aircraft … Yet

Benjamin

So cops can now fly unmanned aircraft known as drones, which could be used to peek into your backyard and maybe even into your window at night.

So will the LAPD, a pioneer in the use of helicopters for law enforcement, soon be buzzing drones over your house as you smoke your favorite herb and become paranoid with fear?

Not likely, cops tell us

The department doesn’t really the see the advantage of using unmanned aircraft and has no plans to test them out, at least for now.

In fact, the LAPD’s biggest concern, as it has been in the past, is having its manned helicopter units collide with drones.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/05/drones_lapd_angeles_faa_police.php

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Benjamin

Ben is a 12 year veteran of Law Enforcement in the US. Five years ago the concept of a UAS program for his department began with Ben and he has been the driving force behind the integration of this program since its conception. Ben has been very involved with the United States Department of Justice and its coordinating effort to assist the Federal Aviation Administration with regulation regarding the public use of UAS. Ben has offered guidance to other departments across the country and continues his focus on the integration of UAS by not only his own department, but departments nationwide. He now manages a team of 6 pilots and has flown numerous Public Safety related missions.