California Sheriff Acquiers ‘Crowd control’ Drones

CALIFORNIA SHERIFF ACQUIRES ‘CROWD CONTROL’ DRONES THAT CAN SEE INSIDE BUILDINGS, TRACK GUNS (Source ARS TECHNICA)At the headquarters of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), 34 miles east of San Francisco, Sheriff Gregory Ahern formally announced on Wednesday that his agency had finally acquired two drones just one day earlier. Once approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is likely to happen sometime in 2015, the ACSO could become the first law enforcement agency in California (the most populous state in the United States) to deploy an authorized drone. The Los Angeles and San Jose police departments also have drones, but have yet to deploy them. Citizens outraged at hearing for California’s first publicly funded drones. According to its own website, the ACSO regularly provides “patrols and investigative services to the unincorporated areas” of the county, and contracts with some regional areas and cities, including the City of Dublin and the Oakland International Airport, to provide similar services. Alameda County encompasses 1.5 million people and a land area of 738 square miles.

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