Post by pulsey on Nov 1, 2011 16:10:59 GMT -5
'Lost at sea': The £13k police drone which only nabbed one criminal before falling in the Mersey
A flying drone once hailed by police as the future of crime-fighting has been declared 'lost at sea' after crashing in to the River Mersey.
And police chiefs have decided to abandon the use of the technology - as they can no longer afford to replace it.
The craft was launched in Liverpool four years ago with high expectation for its ability to monitor crowds and hunt down fugitives.
But now it lies at the bottom of the river after going AWOL during a training day at a police social club.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055650/Lost-sea-Farce-13k-police-drone-vanished-crashing-Mersey.html#ixzz1cUSQVO33
Not a DF, but a Microdrone
A flying drone once hailed by police as the future of crime-fighting has been declared 'lost at sea' after crashing in to the River Mersey.
And police chiefs have decided to abandon the use of the technology - as they can no longer afford to replace it.
The craft was launched in Liverpool four years ago with high expectation for its ability to monitor crowds and hunt down fugitives.
But now it lies at the bottom of the river after going AWOL during a training day at a police social club.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055650/Lost-sea-Farce-13k-police-drone-vanished-crashing-Mersey.html#ixzz1cUSQVO33
Not a DF, but a Microdrone