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Kingsburg panel approves $4,000 for police indoor drone and portable power
Summary
The Kingsburg Public Safety Committee voted Feb. 10 to allocate up to $4,000 to buy an indoor drone and portable charging equipment for the police drone program; members also discussed training, FAA licensing and transparency tools for drone use.
The Kingsburg Public Safety Committee voted on Feb. 10 to spend up to $4,000 to purchase an indoor-capable drone and a portable power supply for the police drone program.
Officer (Speaker 3), the department’s drone program lead, told the committee the department already operates an outdoor Matrice 4 and is seeking a smaller first-person-view model (referred to in the meeting as the Avada 2) designed for indoor searches. The presenter described the inward-facing drone as lightweight, maneuverable and capable of short indoor flights to clear tight spaces before officers…
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