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MPD outlines drone program goals and safeguards as Fire & Police Commission reviews SOPs
Summary
Milwaukee Police Department described the scope, use cases and safeguards of its Airborne Assessment Team (drones) to the Public Safety & Health Committee and the Fire & Police Commission; officials emphasized life‑safety uses, data retention limits and a ban on facial recognition for the platform discussed.
The Milwaukee Police Department briefed the Public Safety & Health Committee and the Fire & Police Commission on a developing Airborne Assessment Team that will deploy unmanned aircraft for search-and-rescue, scene assessment and event management.
Sergeant Christopher Boss, who founded the unit, described use cases that include providing officers with situational awareness in active threat shootings, assisting crash-reconstruction mapping and…
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