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Murrieta police outline 'drone as first responder' plan; staff request $150,000 to start first year
Summary
Police Chief Matt Henry and Capt. Jeremy Duran presented a Drone as First Responder program proposing three drone docks, one full‑time pilot and a three‑year contract (roughly $750,000 total); council asked operational and staffing questions and expressed general support but took no final vote.
Police leaders told the Murrieta City Council on Oct. 7 that a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program could put aerial eyes on critical incidents within minutes and improve officer and public safety, and they requested initial funding to launch a pilot.
Chief Matt Henry and Captain Jeremy Duran described the program as an expansion of the city’s existing unmanned aerial‑systems work that would add three fixed drone docks at city‑owned locations (the police department and two fire stations) plus a central radar and a dedicated DFR…
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