Fantastic work by our Exeter team last night who were in the air 10 minutes after being dispatched & were able to track these offenders riding 3-up on one bike with no helmets, leading to the rider being arrested…a great effort by everyone involved & another win for the drone!

On Friday our Exeter Drone Team travelled to South Wales Police to collaborate with their drone Team, #NPAS47 from #StAthan and @BorderForce to test our capabilities at detecting persons smuggled in HGVs, using our thermal imaging equipment. KG #ModernSlavery #OrganisedImmigrationCrime

On Thursday our Exeter Drone Team hosted South Western Ambulance Service #HEMS Desk Dispatchers. We regularly operate in the same airspace as Devon Air Ambulance so it’s good for us all to understand how we operate and how we can deconflict. KG

Who is looking forward to English Riviera Airshow #Torbay this weekend, I know we all are!! Please be aware there is a Restricted Airspace (Temporary) in place from 1200hrs on Saturday 1st June until 1800hrs Sunday 2nd June (BST not UTC) KG

Great to work alongside our friends Dartmoor Search & Rescue Team - Tavistock last night in a Search and Rescue Exercise, looking for a “casualty” close to Swelltor Quarry Dartmoor. Casualty spotted quickly by the drone and rescuers then guided in using our live feed. #goodwork #drones

You may notice a couple of drones flying over #Exeter today. It’s nothing to worry about, we are training our pilots how to fly safely in urban areas, whilst complying with our permissions from the CAA KG

We’re set up at the Susie Healey Fun Day. We’ve already had some great engagement with people, highlighting how we use drones and how the public can fly drones safely, legally & responsibly. Come say hi if you’re here today! 👋 ^TS

Anyone missing Boardmasters yet? We were there all week providing an #EyeInTheSky to assist the policing of the festival. Thanks to the team in Air Traffic Control Cornwall Airport NQY for being so accommodating with their airspace! We’ll share a few more pics in the coming days.

Reminder 🚨 If you own a drone, avoid flying near emergency services helicopters 🚁 It can have a serious impact in an emergency, and the critical care the helicopters can provide. Our dronecode advises where you can fly your drone safely. 👉 register-drones.caa.co.uk/drone-code

This is a good opportunity to remind everyone maximum height you can legally fly a drone without any additional authorisation from the UK Civil Aviation Authority is 400ft Above Ground Level. Please follow the Drone Code.

All set and ready to go for day one of another three week Initial Police Drone Pilot course. This course has officers from Civil Nuclear Constabulary and Dorset Police KG. #GVC #RAE #drones #police

Morning Folks. Good advice here. In addition to this General Offence 8 of Article 265B of the Air Navigation Order states it is an offence to fly close to or inside areas where an emergency response effort is ongoing.

Morning everyone. You may notice two drones flying in Exeter today and tomorrow, It’s us again, teaching new pilots how to operate safely in urban areas with the permissions we have from the UK Civil Aviation Authority a flight plan on has been submitted on Team Altitude Angel . #giveusawave

Final week of our current three week Initial Pilot Course and this evening we are conducting rural night flights. Right now, I can’t think of anywhere nicer to fly !!! #GVC #drone #Dartmoor

Really good work tonight by our colleagues from Teignmouth Response. They found two people on Dartmoor who had become disorientated in the dark and guided them to the nearest road where they were met by our friends Dartmoor Rescue. Route illuminated by our drone spotlight. KG

All set up and ready to go! Members of our team are at the 92nd INTERPOL General Assembly in Glasgow this week, showcasing police use of drone technology. Come and say hi to us !!! #INTERPOLGA #INTERPOL

Busy night for D&C drones tonight. We have one team covering PAFC v Portsmouth and another team covering Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels. Stay safe and look up and wave 👋🏻 #pafc #tarbarrels

From all of us in D&C Police Drone Team, we hope you have a safe and joyful Christmas. If you are working, thank you!

Christmas doesn’t stop the Emergency Services helping their communities. This is the moment officers were guided towards a vulnerable person on wasteland in Plymouth, using our DJI M300 with the new H30T camera. They are now receiving the help they need

From the skies to the ground, Devon & Cornwall Police’s drone technology is transforming how we keep communities safe. Faster searches. Improved responses. Smarter policing.