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4 octobre 2019 | International, Aérospatial

Windsor police unveil new crime fighting drone

TREVOR WILHELM

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the Windsor Police Service.

Windsor police officially launched their new drone program Wednesday with a show-and-tell at their Sandwich Street training facility.

Before sending one into the sky outside the Major F.A. Tilston Armoury and Police Training Centre, officers stressed they will not be using drones to randomly watch people.

“We will not be going out there to do traffic stops,” said Staff Sgt. Sue Garrett, who runs the operational support unit. “We will not be putting it out there for routine policing on a daily routine. It will always have the proper judicial authority in order to use that. We will not be doing random surveillance or anything like that.”

Citing operational reasons, police would not reveal how many drones they have. Without giving a reason, they also refused to reveal how much the program costs.

They bought the equipment from Aeryon Labs, a company based in Waterloo that makes “unmanned aircraft systems” for military and police use.

Six Windsor officers are trained to operate the drone. They will be pulled from their regular units to run it part time as needed.

The drone — police call it a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) — has a two-kilometre range and lasts 50 minutes on a single battery charge. It can fly in light rain and snow, sustained winds of 50 km/h, and wind gusts up to 90 km/h.

The aircraft has an optical zoom camera and an infrared night vision camera that pick up movement police can't see on the screen. It is also loaded with software that can reconstruct a crash scene with photos and measurements in 15 to 20 minutes.

Other potential uses include search and rescue, taking aerial photos of crime scenes, and helping with marine emergencies. It will also be the eyes for police in dangerous situations such as bomb calls, hostage situations, and hazardous material spills.

“The RPAS will assist multiple units within the Windsor Police Service, and it will increase the quality of our investigations as well as help to ensure the safety of our community,” said acting Chief Pam Mizuno. “The RPAS will enhance the Windsor Police Service's response to emergencies and it's going to provide our officers with the ability to lawfully gather intelligence prior to developing safe action plans.”

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-police-unveil-new-crime-fighting-drone

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