Nampa police are expanding their crime-fighting capabilities with a new fixed-wing unmanned aircraft that provides aerial surveillance for emergency situations.
The drone recently made its debut at Thomas Rhett’s concert at the Ford Idaho Center amphitheater, where it helped monitor the crowd from above. However, its primary function will be responding to 911 calls throughout the city.
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Nampa police deploy new drone technology for faster emergency response
“When we do start flying to calls with this drone, we’re going to the way that we’re going to operate it is the camera is going to stay straight out on the horizon, not looking down that we were not looking into people’s backyards,” Detective Brandon Feldman said…