A drone buzzing overhead captured robbery footage that led Haverstraw police to arrest three men on a felony charge.

Mayor Eric Adams said a new Drone Operations Committee will oversee an expanded use of drones in the Big Apple after success nabbing subway surfers.

The announcement comes after the successful 2023 launch of the NYPD Technical Assistance Response Unit’s expanded drone program, which recorded it’s 200th subway surfing bust this month.

NYC, alongside Los Angeles and Chicago police departments, is leading the nation in using drone units, which are viewed with suspicion by civil rights groups.

And far beyond the current war, the new drone-centric war-fighting capabilities being developed by Ukraine and Russia have made old Western doctrines of air superiority largely obsolete.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday unveiled a drone committee aimed at bolstering law enforcement operations, aligning with a broader trend among the nation’s largest cities of embracing ...

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new committee within the NYPD that will look to use drones in order to keep the city safe. The Drone Operations Committee will serve as an extension of ...

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Swarms of Russian drones attack Ukraine nightly as Moscow puts new emphasis on the deadly weapon The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds ...

Since 2022, there have been 16 deaths attributed to subway surfing, with the youngest victim being 11 years old, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.