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The New York Police Department has begun employing unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor and apprehend individuals engaged in subway surfing, the dangerous practice of riding on the outside of moving trains. This week, officers deployed a drone to follow five people who were surfing on a southbound B train traveling through Brooklyn between Newkirk Plaza and Kings Highway stations.
Subway surfing has become an escalating public safety concern for transit authorities, with riders risking electrocution, falls, and fatal collisions. The NYPD’s use of drone technology represents a tactical shift in enforcement efforts to combat the activity, which continues to draw thrill-seekers despite its inherent dangers.
The deployment marks one of the department’s recent initiatives to address transportation-related safety violations through modern surveillance methods. Officials have not yet disclosed whether the five individuals tracked during the Brooklyn incident faced arrest or citations.
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