Police could expand drone use
Police should look at using unmanned drones as part of air support plans in the future, a chief constable has said.
South Yorkshire Police initially refused to join national air service
South Yorkshire Police force initially refused to agree to the plans for a national service, and as a result the former policing minister Nick Herbert ordered it to take part.
It wanted to maintain a helicopter based in Sheffield, and under the new system has to cover the cost of that service by itself.
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