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2024-07-24 21:55:03| Engadget

Police departments across Arizona plan to implement the use of drones as part of its first responders to emergency situations. Scottsdales police department will be the first in the state to use a special fleet of drones that can be sent to potential crime scenes and emergencies by special detection cameras. The drone technology will come from a new drone startup called Aerodome and the public safety tech firm Flock Safety, which makes gunshot sensors, analytic software and cameras that can monitor neighborhoods and read license plates. Scottsdale PDs drones will respond to emergencies in real time to provide first responders with a birds eye view of emergencies as first responders make their way to the area. The drones can be dispatched by police officers and emergency dispatchers as well as Flock cameras that detect unlawful activity such as stolen vehicles or cars that match descriptions from an AMBER alert. They can even silently follow a suspect while officers handle multiple 911 calls and keep an aerial view of a runaway vehicle without risking the safety of officers and bystanders. The use of drones by law enforcement has been growing over the years. More than 1,500 police departments use them in some capacity, according to Axios. First responders may see these drones as a useful tool but there are also serious concerns about protecting citizens Constitutional privacy rights. Screenshot from YouTube/Flock Safety The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has raised concerns about Flocks license plate reader cameras. Last year, the ACLU expressed concerns with law enforcements use of eye-in-the-sky policing calling for communities to put in place guardrails that will prevent those operations from expanding, according to an editorial written by ACLU senior policy analyst Jay Stanley. Its not clear where the courts will draw lines, and theres a very real prospect that other, more local uses of drones become so common and routine that without strong privacy protections, we end up with the functional equivalent of a mass surveillance regime in the skies, Stanley wrote. There are some federal regulations currently in place that prevent police departments from misusing drones and maintain some level of safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) limits polices drone use to the operators line of sight. The drone cannot be over 55 pounds including attached equipment or goods it may be carrying to emergency sites and they cant fly any higher than 400 feet above the ground or structures.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/police-in-scottsdale-az-will-start-using-drones-as-first-responders-195503311.html?src=rss


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