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The department initially rolled out its DFR program to help respond to the influx of fireworks calls during the 4th of July and New Year’s Eve weekends. Now, DFR can be used to respond to a variety of in-progress calls including burglaries.
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"With over 240 million 911 calls made each year, a faster response time to the call can be the consequential difference in an emergency,” said Mahesh Saptharishi, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Motorola Solutions.
Read More →Currently, police can only use drones without a judge’s permission under “exigent circumstances,” such as when someone is in immediate harm or suspects are fleeing.
Read More →A grant of $265,000 from the state’s Citizen Option for Public Safety program would cover a 13-month trial of drone as first responder as well as the real-time crime center.
Read More →The Elk Grove Police Department says its BVLOS waiver represents the largest square miles of approval for law enforcement drone operations in the nation and allows the operation of drones at an altitude up to 400 feet
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This acquisition accelerates Flock Safety’s plan to introduce a suite of American-made, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)-compliant drones, set to be released over the next 12 months, the company says.
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Presenters Captain Jason Bussert and Sergeant Dax Laporte will discuss examples of real calls for service answered by DFR. Case studies will include de-escalation of incidents and searching for and locating missing persons.
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The webinar titled “A Race Against Time: How DFR Technology Rescued a Missing Child” will feature Captain Andrew Denbo of the Pasco County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office.
Read More →At least 20 agencies in Colorado’s Front Range already use drone technology for certain tasks, like searching for missing people, tracking fleeing suspects, mapping crime scenes or overhead surveillance during SWAT operations.
Read More →A new Drone as First Responder pilot program will be in effect in coming months, beginning with four NYPD police precincts and the Central Park precinct, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry announced.
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