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A closer look at the Vancouver Police Department’s drone unit - BC | Globalnews.ca

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63% Informative

The Vancouver Police Department started its program using drones in 2018 .

Last year their 20 drones flew 1,826 missions.

One of their drones was critical in capturing murder suspect Brendan Colin McBride .

Critics have expressed privacy concerns.

The VPD says it has strong policies concerning privacy and there have been no breaches.

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63

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semi-formal

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English

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41

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