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Gov.: Drones over Va. ‘great’; cites battlefield success

Posted at 2:11 PM, May 29, 2012
and last updated 2012-05-29 14:11:32-04

Here is an excerpt from a report posted to WTOP.com:

WASHINGTON – Police drones flying over Virginia would be “great” and “the right thing to do” for the same reasons they are so effective in a battlefield environment, the state’s chief executive said Tuesday.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, says he is open to any technology that makes law enforcement more productive. The use of drones, which was recently endorsed by the police chiefs of Fairfax County and D.C., would make better use of valuable police resources.

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