Police receive £250k funding for trial of ‘aerial vehicles’

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Mar 2015, 13:15 BST
Sussex Police have received a donation for unmanned aerial vehiclesSussex Police have received a donation for unmanned aerial vehicles
Sussex Police have received a donation for unmanned aerial vehicles
Sussex and Surrey Police have been awarded almost £250,000 to expand a trial to see how the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could help keep people safe and assist with the investigation of crime.

The Home Office has awarded the forces the money from the Police Innovation Fund, which rewards creative, collaborative and cost-saving projects aimed at transforming policing.

The funding will be used to purchase five more UAVs to use in Sussex and Surrey to see how they can be used to improve policing across the country.

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