CUMBRIA Police have equipped officers in the Lake District with body cameras enabling them to send live footage capable of providing important evidence of crime, members of Lakes Parish Council heard. The force is also using large high-tech drones in all weather conditions, flown by police trained as drone pilots. Councillors were told the advantages of drones include the ability to search over wide areas for missing persons, saving time and police manpower.
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