Das NYPD will damit beginnen, Drohnen als „Ersthelfer“ bei Notrufen und Schießermittlungen einzusetzen

From the article

>Drones will soon be [accompanying cops](https://www.nydailynews.com/2023/11/29/nypd-deploys-drones-to-track-subway-surfers-air-superiority-helps-cops-nab-12-year-old/) on shooting investigations and other 911 calls throughout the city, NYPD officials said.

>A new Drone as First Responder pilot program will be in effect in coming months, beginning with five NYPD police precincts, NYPD [Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry](https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/about/leadership/deputy-commissioner-kaz-daughtry.page#:~:text=As%20Assistant%20Commissioner%2C%20Kaz%20Daughtry,Operations%20in%20February%20of%202024.) announced at a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security.

>“The plan, to be rolled out in the coming months, is to deploy these drones in response to certain 911 calls for service,” Daughtry [told the committee](https://x.com/NYPDDaughtry/status/1791230849234448804) on Thursday.

>Three of the precincts participating in the program are in Brooklyn, Daughtry said. A fourth is in the Bronx and the fifth [covers Central Park](https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/04/27/central-park-robbery-spree-has-visitors-on-edge-taking-precautions/). The precincts were chosen “based on recent crime trends,” he explained.

Good. Since US police officers get dismal training in deescalation, anything that keeps them away from potentially dangerous situations so they can’t shoot people in self defense is probably for the good of citizens.