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Agency official says technology helps find hidden people, can make officers safer
Summary
An agency official for San Diego City said department technology helps locate people hiding in yards, canyons and under cars and has in some cases increased officer safety or led to arrests.
An agency official for San Diego City said department technology is central to finding people who would otherwise be missed and can make law enforcement responses safer.
"Technology is paramount in why we're so good at what we do, why we find people that would not be found," the agency official said, adding that teams can locate people "hiding in people's backyards and canyon areas, even under cars sometimes." The official said there are calls "where I know in my heart that because I was there, an officer was safer, or a suspect went to jail that wouldn't, or a citizen was safer because we were there."
The remarks framed technology as both a public‑safety tool and a professional responsibility, with the speaker saying staff must "sharpen our skills to be ready" for such calls. The official described the work as a source of pride and emphasized the department's proactive searching on difficult calls.
The comments were presented as part of a series of employee remarks about city operations.
