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Bow Selectmen approve police department drone purchase and authorize a municipal towing rotation
Summary
The board approved up to $10,000 from police department lapsed funds for a thermal‑capable drone and authorized a weekly tow rotation policy to reduce long tow response times; the police will adopt an operational policy and pursue a small grant to offset purchase cost.
Selectmen voted April 8 to allow the Bow Police Department to purchase an unmanned aerial system (drone) and to authorize a towing rotation intended to shorten tow response times.
Lede and funding: A motion to approve the drone purchase — capped at $10,000 and to be paid from lapsing police department funds — passed on a voice vote. Officer Joe Rayum, who has completed the pilot certification course, described operational uses for a thermal‑equipped drone during night searches and…
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