New Tools Add Hope For 2 Hudson Valley Police Departments

The Poughkeepsie Police Department and the Marlborough Police Department are teaming up with one local group to improve their Search and Rescue operations, Accident Reconstruction operations, and more.

New Devices Employed for the Poughkeepsie & Marlborough Police Departments

On Monday, August 12, Hudson Valley Drones shared on their Facebook page that they would be teaming up with the Poughkeepsie Police Department.

The Poughkeepsie Police Department will now be making use of a new DJI M30T drone in their fleet. One of the new focuses of this new partnership between Hudson Valley Drines and Poughkeepsie Police Department is on improving efforts in their Search and Rescue Operations.

Hudson Valley Drones Facebook

On Wednesday, August 14, Hudson Valley Drones shared another post with the update that the Marlborough Police Department would be adding 3 new drones to their department. The new drones deployed for Marlborough include the DJI M30T, M3T, and Avata 2 drones.

These new drones offer infrared technology that can be used in Search and Rescue Operations.

Marlborough Police Department

This announcement comes days after a 17-year-old from Marlborough went missing, getting much of the community involved. Thankfully, she was found.

Drone Usage in Local Police Work

Police Departments in the Hudson Valley have recently started using drones more in their operations, specifically in search and rescue missions.

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In June of 2023, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office credited their use of new drone technology which helped in the rescue of two lost hikers in the woods of Stissing Mountain Trail Head in Pine Plains.

Stunning Drone Pics Show Remains Of Frontier Town In The ADKS

Many of us in the Capital Region have fond childhood memories while visiting our grand Adirondack Mountains. Some remember the early years of Storytown (now known as the Great Escape), some were partial to Water Slide World, while others enjoyed the horses, buggies, and stagecoach bandits at Frontier Town.

Frontier Town, located in Schroon Lake, NY, was started back in 1952 by a man named Arthur Bensen. Bensen designed it to be a theme park for kids and a big playground for adults. For more than 40 years, Frontier Town and its trick riders, bucking broncos, horses and buggies, and stagecoach bandits, was an Adirondack destination.

As other attractions in the Lake George area grew more popular, thinning crowds forced Frontier Town to shut down in 1998, and for 20 years it sat vacant, abandoned, and neglected.

Eventually, New York State would buy the land and redevelop the rotting theme park and

in the fall of 2018, the site was reopened.

The former Frontier Town is now a New York State Park where guests can camp, hike, take trails by horse and bike, and picnic. Certain trails are off-limits for guests, although many are open year-round.

Several of the original Frontier Town signs remain on the property. The entranceway to Frontier Town now stands as a deluxe rest stop with food, souvenirs, and bathrooms and the space can be rented out to host parties.

Most have never viewed the Adirondacks quite like this and we were allowed to publish these oddly beautiful photos high above Frontier Town thanks to Adirondack Drone.

Gallery Credit: Brian Cody TSM Albany

Take A Stunning Birds Drone Tour Of Cohoes Falls & Capital Region Landmarks

Sometimes a new perspective on the world around you makes you appreciate your surroundings a little bit more. In the case of these aerial shots of some stunning Capital Region landmarks, that is exactly the case! The photo pros at Drone Shot Media have been capturing some truly unique vantage points of our most legendary local landmarks. From the Empire State Plaza to Cohoes Falls and so many spots in between, check out these stunning images.

Gallery Credit: Drone Shot Media