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NYPD gets green light from FAA to launch drones remotely in 3 boroughs across New York City
The NYPD will be the first department in the nation with permission to launch drones remotely from 1 Police Plaza toward certain locations, including Central Park.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry is the brainchild behind the effort, and gave Eyewitness News an exclusive glimpse at the newest frontier in policing. They will respond to calls including searches for missing people, alerts from the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system, incidents of robberies and grand larcenies, and other crimes in progress as needed. We are leveraging the latest technology to enhance the NYPD's emergency-response capabilities, remotely sending drones to the exact longitude and latitude of where an emergency call comes and sometimes in as little as a minute.
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