At the podium, Shaker Heights police Criminal Investigation Bureau Commander Timothy Kohanski addresses City Council July 8 on practical and legal concerns in setting up a drone program. Also addressing council, from left, were City Building and Housing Inspector Kyle Krewson, Police Chief Wayne Hudson and Fire Lt. Dillon Crouse.Tom Jewell/Special to cleveland.com
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The police department may have cleared the final hurdle Monday (July 8) toward its acquisition of a drone to assist with specific investigations.
It was the third work session devoted to Chief Wayne Hudson’s request in January to use $22,000 of roughly $1 million in Law Enforcement Trust Funds to acquire a drone, although once features such as thermal imaging are added, the cost could exceed $25,000 - the threshold amount that requires council approval.
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