Irvine police may add drones to law enforcement toolkit

Irvine police may join a growing number of public safety agencies using drones to help catch criminals, fight fires and locate missing people.
If the City Council agrees on Tuesday, Sept. 25, to create a drone team, Irvine police would become Orange County’s second law enforcement agency – after Laguna Beach police – to use unmanned aircraft. Anaheim Fire and Rescue has used drones to monitor wildland fires, and several public safety agencies in Los Angeles County and