New police 'spy drone' takes to sky

Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 1:15 AM EST

The UK's first police "spy drone" has taken to the skies.

The remote control helicopter, fitted with CCTV cameras, will be used by officers in Merseyside to track criminals and record anti-social behaviour. The drone is only a metre wide, weighs less than a bag of sugar, and can record images from a height of 500m.

At The Guardian.

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