Unmanned Aircraft Systems have the potential to support the public safety mission in a cost-effective manner.  Getting a program airborne requires a working knowledge of the many issues that a public safety agency must address prior to actually flying a mission.  This workshop will provide information that public safety agencies need to know so that they can determine if there is a role for this technology to support their specific...

RIPON – The Ripon Police Department has taken a flying leap to high tech policing. Using a Justice Department grant, it has acquired a used powered parachute that will allow them to cover more ground with fewer resources. “If you’re looking for a lost child, if you’re looking for a stolen vehicle or a suspect that has fled the officers you can seen an entire neighborhood at once rather than just one street,”...