Baltimore County police to pilot drone first-responder program in October
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.
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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.
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