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Grover Beach police use drone to track down stolen vehicle

Written on 4 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Grover Beach Police Department personnel on Wednesday used a drone to help track down a stolen vehicle and arrest an auto theft suspect. Police learned of a reported stolen vehicle entering Grover Beach. Dispatchers directed officers to... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach police use drone to catch auto theft suspect

Written on 14 Jun, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amid a surge in stolen vehicle cases, Grover Beach police officers used an infrared drone to track down an auto theft suspect who was hiding out overnight last weekend. Grover Beach officers have recovered three stolen vehicles... (Continue reading)

Amazon starts first drone deliveries in California

Written on 27 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Amazon has launched drone deliveries, rolling out the new high-tech shipment service in a California town, as well as in a city in Texas. The company’s new Prime Air service recently began making drone deliveries in Lockeford,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria probationer found with stolen passports and drone

Written on 15 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

While conducting a probation check at a Santa Maria home on Tuesday, authorities found drugs and a wide variety of stolen items, including passports, checks and a drone. Around 3:30 p.m., Santa Barbara County probation personnel and the Compliance Response... (Continue reading)

Drone crashes into Navy ship off California coast

Written on 18 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

An American drone crashed into a Navy ship off the coast of Southern California Saturday afternoon, injuring two sailors. [RT] The $4 million Reaper drone veered out of control during an operation testing the USS Chancellorsville’s combat weapons system. Navy... (Continue reading)