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Drone project launched to tackle rural crime in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Trained community volunteers will be deployed to provide drone support to live police incidents

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Drones are to help Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary tackle rural crime (Image by OPCC)
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Drones are to help Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary tackle rural crime (Image by OPCC)

Police are responding to ongoing crime in rural Hampshire, such as hare coursing, poaching and non-dwelling burglaries, by launching a new community drone project. Believed to be the first of its...

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