"NYPD to Deploy Drones as First Responders to Select 911 Calls in 5 NYC Precincts Including Central Park; Sees 420% Increase in Drone Use in Last Year"

NYPD will deploy drones to respond to 911 calls in 5 NYC precincts, officials say

The NYPD has plans to have drones respond to select 911 calls in five New York City police precincts — including Central Park, officials said at a hearing on Thursday.The department will outfit precinct rooftops with drone platforms, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry said while testifying with other police officials at a federal hearing in Washington, D.C. on Thursday — including three in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx and one in Central Park.Daughtry dubbed the pilot program “dron...