Moree crime rates falling but residents say drone use is overreach
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Tue, 22 September 2026Wed, 23 September 2026
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original reportfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)
abc.net.au
22 Sept, 20:04over 12 hours23 Sept, 08:30
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Tue, 22 September 2026
1 report- ABC News (Australia)20:04first to report
Crime rates are falling in Moree, but the jury is still out on whether a police drone trial has been a factor.
Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- abc.net.au08:30
Drone technology has revolutionised the battlefield in recent years, Now, the technology us trickling down into law enforcement applications, in north-western NSW of all places. Moree has been struggling with crime and a New South Wales government says a trial which has seen drones take to the skies over the town had an immediate impact in improving community safety. With the program to potentially be expanded to other towns, some community leaders and legal experts say the practice raises...