By Michael Gormleymichael.gormley@newsday.com@GormleyAlbany
ALBANY — The State Legislature, fearing civil rights abuses, is poised to restrict the use of drones that are in operation in more than 500 governments and police agencies statewide.
Governments use airborne drones to monitor traffic patterns, manage wildlife, watch for sharks off Long Island, and react to natural disasters, among other tasks. But much of the proposed legislation focuses on the increasing use of drones in law enforcement.
State police now have 132 drones, and the Suffolk County and Nassau County police departments have the most drones — 33 each — of any local law enforcement agency in the state.
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