The city of Riverside is now using drones to patrol the skies during the Fourth of July holiday as an extra tool to enforce the use of illegal fireworks.
The new drones, which just arrived this week, are equipped with cameras that allow the operator to see in the dark and magnify the image up to 200 times.
“We can’t be everywhere at one time,” said Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez. “But with the drone capabilities, it will enable us to get there safely, and get eyes on some of the problems going on every year on the Fourth of July.”…