Banbury area police in eerie 'aliens' crime-fighting exercise

By Roseanne Edwards
Published 20th Sep 2022, 16:58 BST
Updated 22nd Sep 2022, 10:10 BST
An 'alien' - an officer being used for drone searchlight discovery practiceAn 'alien' - an officer being used for drone searchlight discovery practice
An 'alien' - an officer being used for drone searchlight discovery practice
Banbury area police have reassured witnesses after officers took part in an eerie 'aliens' crime-fighting exercise.

The Thames Valley Police Rural Crime Taskforce (TVPRCT) have been practising with a fleet of DJI drones they have been given to fight crime.

The eyes in the sky have been targeting ‘criminals’ in the countryside, using eerie beams of light to illuminate them.

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The team has been practising night flying skills and utilising a searchlight.

The drone shines its spotlight down to catch an offender - the rural crime taskforce says no aliens were involvedThe drone shines its spotlight down to catch an offender - the rural crime taskforce says no aliens were involved
The drone shines its spotlight down to catch an offender - the rural crime taskforce says no aliens were involved

The taskforce tweeted: “The #TVPrural crime taskforce have a fleet of DJI drones at their disposal for gathering evidence and locating suspects.

“The team recently practiced their night flying skills utilising the search light!

“Hopefully any witnesses didn’t think PS Maris was being abducted by aliens.”