Denver To Use Drones for 911 Calls After City Cut Police Department's Budget by Millions of Dollars
The program is set to commence with a $100,000 grant from the Denver Police Foundation.
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The program is set to commence with a $100,000 grant from the Denver Police Foundation.
Several local law enforcement agencies in Colorado, including Denver, are making plans to start dispatching drones instead of officers to respond to 911 calls.
The Denver Police Department has launched a new drone program that will respond to emergency calls instead of officers. The program is expected to start in six to 12 months.
Drones are already used by at least 20 agencies in Colorado's Front Range for different tasks, such as locating missing people, crime scene mapping, providing overhead surveillance...
Picture this: You call 911 and a drone comes whirring to your door instead of a police officer.