No matter what day or time, there are Fishers Police officers trained and available to pilot drones and can be on the scene to use that technology at any time.  There are about 20 uniformed Fishers officers trained in utilizing drone technology for a variety of uses, such as searching for a missing person or looking for a suspect after a crime is reported.

Drones used outdoors have infrared equipment, allowing police to search effectively, even during night time hours.

The drone cost is part of the department’s annual budget from the city, but is helped along by some foundation grants and donations by local residents

A training session was held Tuesday and demonstrations were offered to the media.  At the top of this post you will hear from FPD’s Public Information Officer, Sgt. Angela Ellison,

Below, there is a demonstration of how a special indoor drone is used by police.  Also below, there is a brief video of an outdoor drone being used in training and a drone practice session in landing the drone softly and safely.