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SFPD debuts new drone to fight crime, alleviate staffing shortage
A total of six of these DFRs will be manned at a central location such as atop a roof so response to service be quicker. SFPD Chief Bill Scott calls it a "game changer."
On Monday, the department and city showed off how new Drone as First Responder, or DFR technology, is making crime fighting more efficient and helping alleviate SFPD's staffing shortage. However, unlike the field drone program which launched seven months ago, DFRs aren't stores in the back of a police cruiser. "We've used it in car break-ins, sideshows, we've used it in so many instances to cut back on some issues impact quality of life," said Mayor London Breed.
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