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Kingsburg Public Safety Committee approves approximately $5,000 for police drone project
Summary
The Kingsburg Public Safety Committee voted to allocate about $5,000 in remaining fiscal-year funds to the Kingsburg Police Department’s proposed unmanned aerial systems (drone) program after a presentation on equipment, training, and privacy safeguards.
The Kingsburg Public Safety Committee voted on May 13 to designate approximately $5,000 in remaining fiscal‑year 2024–25 funds to the Kingsburg Police Department (KPD) to support a proposed unmanned aerial systems program.
Member Schilling introduced the agenda item and invited Officer Brent Kroger of the KPD to describe the department’s planned drone unit, its intended uses, training requirements and equipment costs. Kroger said the unit would operate under the patrol division chain of command and that licensed operators must pass the FAA Part 107 exam to conduct commercial or law‑enforcement flights.
Kroger described two classes of aircraft the department is considering: a larger outdoor unit (identified in the presentation as a DJI Matrice‑style thermal drone) and a compact indoor model (described as an Avada‑style unit). He said the larger thermal drone had been quoted at about $8,500, the indoor unit at about…
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