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Baltimore County police to pilot drone first-responder program in October
Summary
Baltimore County Police announced a drone first-responder pilot to launch in October, starting in Towson with two drones and video stored on evidence.com; department leaders said drones will respond only to 911 calls and will not be used for general active surveillance.
Chief McCullough, chief of the Baltimore County Police Department, said the department is piloting a drone first-responder program it expects to have "fully operable in October." He described drones as a tool to provide faster situational awareness to 911 calls and said the program will begin in central Towson.
McCullough said the department will preposition drones and expand the rollout after the initial phase, with plans to add coverage along the Liberty Road/Old Court and Randallstown corridors. "We're prepositioned. We're working, starting in the Towson area first," he said,…
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