Denver Police Will Send Drones to Some 911 Calls
May 28th, 2024Via: Daily Mail:
The Denver Police Department has launched a new program that will have drones respond to 911 calls instead of cops.
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Gates said that the department is now considering using its drones to respond ahead of officers and in some instances, instead of them attending at all.
If a drone is deployed before an officer responds to a call, it could map out the area and send live streamed video footage back to the cop before they arrive.
In the case that a drone is flown to the scene of a 911 call, the device will be able to determine the severity of the call to inform officers if they need to respond.
‘I could fly the drone over (a reported suspicious vehicle) and say, “Hey, that vehicle is not out of place,” and I never had to send an officer over to bother them and I can clear it with that,’ Gates said. ‘It’s saving resources.’
