TRF venues are protected under watchful eye of city police drones

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) – It’s not easy for city police officers in squad cars and on foot to keep track of all that’s going on in the crowds flocking to the Three Rivers Festival.

Police drones flying overhead are providing help in protecting the safety of TRF patrons.

The Fort Wayne PD Air Support Unit sends drones up from the top of the Rousseau Centre parking garage, primarily in the evening hours, to offer that critical wider view of festival happenings on the ground below.

Attendance is booming at Junk Food Alley and on the Midway, especially after 7 p.m.

Pilots with the air support unit get drones up in responding to calls for help, and occasionally they will be flown around even if everything seems quiet and under control on the festival property.

The drone operator has a screen to see what the drone sees and laptop computers connected to the drones also provide a view of what things look like from the craft’s…