Maricopa police utilizing new drone to assist officers in the field
by John Genovese | ABC15
The Maricopa Police Department’s new $23,000 drone has completed two successful missions, according to program manager Ricardo Alvarado.
A YouTube video posted on the department’s Twitter account shows the drone being used to assist firefighters during a recent call to a church. Alvarado said the drone’s thermal FLIR camera surveyed the roof for hot spots in case firefighters needed to ventilate.