Police try out tiny anti-crime drones
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Police in the English county of Merseyside tested a tiny airborne drone fitted with a closed-circuit TV camera they said would be used to spy on criminals.
The battery-operated drone, which resembles a miniature helicopter, is operated by remote control and can record images from a height of 1,500 feet. Made by the German company Microdrones, the drone is 3 feet wide and weighs less than 2 1/2 pounds.
Its design was based in part on pilotless military aircraft used for reconnaissance.
The drone provides instant images transmitted to a support vehicle or control room.
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