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South Bend PD Taps Flock Safety For No-Cost Drone As First Responder Pilot
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (270+ words) Eight trained operators manage the program from inside the RTCC, which puts South Bend's staffing in line with how similar programs run elsewhere. Fairfax County, Virginia uses the same RTCC-based control model and reached 71 of its first 100 DFR scenes before…...
Bristol PD Eyes Drone As First Responder
1+ week, 2+ day ago (664+ words) Chief Mark Morello pitched a $50,000 drone program to the Board of Finance this week, and the most interesting part isn't the money. It's the vision. Bristol, Connecticut wants a rooftop-launched autonomous drone that beats cops to the scene of a…...
Colorado Springs PD Drone Tracks Juvenile Suspects Through Creek
1+ week, 3+ day ago (662+ words) Two juveniles tried to break into cars, allegedly pointed a gun at a security camera, then ran into a wooded creek bed at midnight thinking the dark would cover them. The drone disagreed. Just before midnight on Saturday, a resident…...
Skydio Is Already Patrolling Santa Fe. Now The City Has To Decide If It Stays
1+ week, 6+ day ago (804+ words) A woman passed counterfeit bills at three businesses on Cerrillos Road. Instead of sending a patrol officer to drive the corridor looking for her, Santa Fe police clicked a mouse and put a Skydio X10 in the air, as Santa Fe…...
Wichita Police Want Two Robotic Dogs For SWAT And Bomb Squad, And The $650,000 Price Tag Is Going To City Council
1+ week, 6+ day ago (489+ words) The price supports the identification. A base Spot unit runs roughly $75,000 to $100,000. A police-spec configuration adds the robotic arm, thermal imaging, 360-degree cameras, and the training and support packages that high-risk units require. Two fully outfitted units at $650,000 combined, approximately…...
Gilroy Greenlights Drone As First Responder Pilot
2+ week, 2+ day ago (660+ words) Check out the Best Deals on Amazon for DJI Drones today! The Gilroy City Council just approved its first Drone as First Responder program. The city gets the whole first year for free, as KSBW reported. That's not a minor…...
Kansas City Police Launch Drone First Responder Program
2+ week, 4+ day ago (891+ words) Check out the Best Deals on Amazon for DJI Drones today! Eight drone nests, 30 seconds to scene, and a Chinese-made aircraft at the center of an American public safety debate. Kansas City just went live. Eight drone nests are now…...
Monroe Police Drone Tracks Suspect After Pursuit
3+ week, 1+ day ago (479+ words) Check out the Best Deals on Amazon for DJI Drones today! The Monroe Police Department used a drone with thermal imaging early Thursday morning to locate a suspect who fled from a stolen vehicle after a pursuit that began in…...
Skydio X10 Drone Finds Missing Alzheimer’s Patient In 24 Minutes
3+ week, 2+ day ago (593+ words) Check out the Best Deals on Amazon for DJI Drones today! A 76 year old woman with Alzheimer's walked out of her home into a cold Colorado evening. Within 24 minutes, a drone had found her standing in live traffic. That is…...
Sheriff Deputy Builds Drone Pilots In Mississippi
3+ week, 2+ day ago (717+ words) Check out the Best Deals on Amazon for DJI Drones today! In a classroom filled with propellers, lithium batteries, and big ambition, a deputy sheriff is quietly shaping the next generation of drone pilots, as Leader Call reports. In Smith…...