Police Scotland Air Support Unit launched their drone in South Queensferry last week as part of an operation tackling antisocial vehicle use in the Hawes Pier area.
Specially trained police officers deploy the drones and have all received Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved training and operate according to strict criteria governed by the CAA.
Drones can be used for a variety of purposes, including searches across large areas for missing people that could otherwise take officers days to complete.
They are a low cost, effective and very visible asset that can support the force’s existing helicopter.
Community officers were also joined by Councillor Lewis Younie and assisted by colleagues from the Roads Policing Team to raise awareness of the issue and engage with those involved.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
