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Kathleen Martin
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According to Birmingham, Alabama-based news outlet 6WBRC, the scheme has taken over six months of planning. A group of deputies reportedly underwent training on how to operate the aircraft last week, with TCSO eventually planning to operate a fleet of at least eight drones as part of its patrol division.
TCSO’s SWAT team and Violent Crimes Unit will also reportedly receive drones, and the department has also acquired a new mobile drone command center for the new aircraft.
The aircraft are expected to offer greater flexibility for TCSO, as well as significant cost savings. According to TCSO Chief Loyd Baker, the drones cost between US$4,000 and $6,000 depending on size, while operating and maintaining the department’s two helicopters costs several hundred thousand dollars per year.
Continue reading: https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/news/tuscaloosa-county-sheriffs-office-introduce-drones
TCSO’s SWAT team and Violent Crimes Unit will also reportedly receive drones, and the department has also acquired a new mobile drone command center for the new aircraft.
The aircraft are expected to offer greater flexibility for TCSO, as well as significant cost savings. According to TCSO Chief Loyd Baker, the drones cost between US$4,000 and $6,000 depending on size, while operating and maintaining the department’s two helicopters costs several hundred thousand dollars per year.
Continue reading: https://www.airmedandrescue.com/latest/news/tuscaloosa-county-sheriffs-office-introduce-drones
