Harford County Sheriff’s Office Unveils New Crime Drones

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The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has a new aerial crime-fighting tool in its arsenal. Officials said on Wednesday that the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit would assist with aerial surveillance. The sheriff’s office said the new tool has already had several successes and has cost taxpayers nothing. It may sound like a fun toy, but it isn’t. Officials said the unmanned aircraft system, or drone, helps law enforcement fight crime and keep the community safe. do when they’re going about their own business, and that’s not what this program is set up for, ”said Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler. Warren Brooks said the drones were used for visual inspections, documenting the scene, assisting K-9 units and for search and rescue. When he got out of the house, we were able to find him in a neighbor’s backyard swimming in the pool. (We) kept the drone above it until we could safely get it out of the pool, ”Brooks said. Brooks said the system also helped find a 5-year-old who strayed from a playground. The sheriff’s office has four unmanned aircraft systems that cost $ 41,444. “I am proud to say that this is just one more tool that Harford County drug dealers have paid for. Citizens are invited to contribute a lot, but in this case as with other things we we did here, it’s something we paid for with asset forfeiture funds, “Gahler said. The drones were purchased in April and have been in the sky since May.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office has a new aerial crime-fighting tool in its arsenal.

Officials said on Wednesday that the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit would assist with aerial surveillance. The sheriff’s office said the new tool has already had several successes and cost taxpayers nothing.

It may sound like a fun toy, but it isn’t. Officials said the unmanned aircraft system, or drone, helps law enforcement fight crime and keep the community safe.

“What it isn’t, and what it’s infamously sold like across the country, is the big brother hovers over looking at what people do when they go about their own business, and what that’s not what this program is set up for, “said Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.

Sgt. Warren Brooks said the drones were used for visual inspections, documenting the scene, assisting K-9 units and for search and rescue.

“We used it to find a (autistic child) who we know enjoys swimming in pools. When he got out of the house, we were able to find him in a neighbor’s backyard swimming. in the pool. (We) kept the drone above it until we could safely get it out of the pool, ”Brooks said.

Brooks said the system also helped locate a 5-year-old who had strayed from a playground. The sheriff’s office has four unmanned aircraft systems that cost $ 41,444.

“I am proud to say that this is just one more tool that Harford County drug dealers have paid for. Citizens are invited to contribute a lot, but in this case as with other things we have done here, it’s something we paid for with asset forfeiture funds, ”Gahler said.

The drones were purchased in April and have been in the sky since May.

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