City officials shot down a Maine police department's drone proposal before it could get off the ground. In a narrow 4-3 vote Monday, the Portland City Council rejected a $45,000 police department ...

Weighing its potential benefit to law enforcement against its potential for misuse, the Portland City Council decided against approving a new unmanned aerial drone for the city's police department, at ...

PORTLAND (WGME) – The Portland Police Department wants to buy their first ever drone to help with operations, but they have to get permission from the city council first. The drone would be about a ...