The Wharton Police Department is heading skyward for its next level of law enforcement equipment. Chief Terry Lynch and Lt. Ariel Soltura were recently certified by the F-A-A as drone pilots and Lynch is hoping to purchase a pair for his department. The drones save time and manpower when it comes to assessing the scene of a fire or accident, for search and rescue efforts and a fire fighting tool. Lynch has funds to purchase two drones which are equipped with a thermal vision camera. Before he can buy them, however, he first needs the thumbs-up from the city council before he spends $5,500 hundred bucks for each one.