More than a dozen Colorado law enforcement agencies are planning to send drones to respond to specific 911 calls in place of police officers.
The Denver Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies in Colorado plan to send drones in place of police so that the drones can provide information about an incident before police are called to the scene.
The Denver Post reports that in some cases, drones will be the only response to certain incidents if the operator can determine from the air that a police response is not required.
Sgt. “Whether we like it or not, this is really the future of law enforcement,” said Chief Jeremiah Gates of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.
Picture this: You call 911 and a drone whizzes to your door instead of the police.
That may soon be a reality in parts of Colorado’s Front Range. https://t.co/rAFGJ5tIG2
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) May 29, 2024
According to the New York Post:
Several local law enforcement agencies in Colorado, including the Denver Police Department (DPD), are planning to begin sending drones to respond to 911 calls in place of police officers.
“Whether we like it or not, this is indeed the future of law enforcement at some point,” said Sgt. Jeremiah Gates, chief of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office drone unit, told The Denver Post.
At least 20 agencies in Colorado’s Front Range already use drone technology for certain tasks, such as searching for missing persons, tracking fleeing suspects, mapping crime scenes or conducting aerial surveillance during SWAT operations.
Now, the Sheriff’s Office is considering using them to respond to some 911 calls, in which case the drones might be able to provide useful information about the location of the incident before police are deployed.
Police departments aren’t the only ones using drones. Criminals are also using them.
Gateway Pundit reported in March that law enforcement authorities in Georgia arrested 150 people for using drones to smuggle guns, drugs and cellphones into Georgia prisons.
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Georgia authorities arrest 150 people suspected of using drones to transport guns, drugs, cellphones into prison
