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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com tween, including the careless, June 2019 - Edition 34 clueless, and crazy. NEEDED: SITUATIONAL AWARENESS happening to ensure safety. • Drones, again, are great here. Site surveillance. The FAA estimates there are some two million drones in the United States, which means that law enforcement agencies regularly include drone detec- tion when planning security for large public events. Part of the all-important situational aware- ness for law enforcement includes detect- ing as soon as possible if drones are enter- ing the air space above a large event. • Police use drones to establish aerial sur- veillance of locations prior to planned “We are starting to see more and more ju- enforcement actions to ensure the best timing for SWAT teams or other forc- es, while ensuring the safe- ty of others in the area. Unfortunately, these same types of events also seem to tempt unauthorized drone flights. Tarrant notes that drone users can span a spectrum going from compliant to criminal, with plenty of variations be- Perry Tarrant, SPD Assistant Chief (ret.) 61

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