Drones called ‘game-changer’ for policing — but is CPD late to the game? – Chicago Sun-Times

Ald. Anthony Napolitano, who has served Chicago as both a police officer and a firefighter, said he was “extremely excited” about drone technology. “This could be an incredible part of [cracking down on] the open-air drug market that plagues our city — as well as chop shops, as well as gang territories, you name it,” he said.
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Where's Mine ???
1 year ago

I’m sure for CTU/Brandon & crew drones would be seen as part of the systemic racist over policing in b&b commuities deal to go along with shotspotter, etc

your dime, your dance floor
1 year ago

While drones may be useful in solving crimes it seems some police departments are using Teslas instead. All Teslas have exterior cameras to be used in the Autopilot and Full Self Driving functions of the car. Even when the car is unattended the cameras work in sentry mode and are activated by motion. Some police departments are using the footage of these Teslas if they are parked near where a crime has occurred, to help solve the crime. Now the thing that scares me is eventually all cars will have the technology in them to be self-driving. This means that… Read more »

Joey Zamboni
1 year ago

Sadly, CPD drones would be nothing but ‘clay pigeons’ & easy targets for the gangbangers…

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1 year ago
Reply to  Joey Zamboni

The gun of choice in skeet shooting is usually a 12-gauge shotgun. A gangbanger with a 9mm handgun is going to miss every time.

Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

What good is the latest technology when: A) You can’t arrest anyone B) On the rare occasions you do, they walk courtesy of a liberal judge toeing Kwame’s line or C) your Soros funded prosecutor won’t persue felony charges and settles for a slap on the wrist misdemeanor? One can only imagine the challenges in court of proving that the thug in court is the thug captured on film by the drone.

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