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Baltimore County police outline October launch of drone first-responder pilot
Summary
Baltimore County Police briefed the Police Accountability Board on a pilot drone-first-responder program planned to begin in October that will dispatch drones to 911 calls, store footage on evidence.com, and operate initially from Towson with two drones, officials said.
Baltimore County Police Chief McCullough told the Police Accountability Board on Sept. 15 that the department is piloting a drone-first-responder program expected to be operable in October. He said the drones will be dispatched to 911 calls to provide video back to an information center and will not be used for ongoing active surveillance.
The chief said the department has modeled the policy after a Montgomery County program vetted by the ACLU and has held three public information sessions that produced largely positive feedback.…
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