Chula Vista Police Expand Drone Program

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Chula Vista, the second largest city in San Diego County, is expanding its police department's drone program. The linked article includes a story about how using a drone possibly saved a suspect's life.

Chula Vista police expand drone program they say is saving lives

CHULA VISTA — Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy told a story recently about how officers avoided tragedy while responding to a 911 call about a man waving a small gun around i…

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Mark

 

[AMann]

Interesting- and here are their flight routes ahowing the public where the drones were deployed for 911 calls:

911Security - Public Videos

 

[zzxrox]

I live in Chula Vista. Great they can use the drones but cant pay the police anymore.

 

[Mavic Mac]

Do they fly their drones out to check before they send a patrol unit ?

 

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I live in Chula Vista. Great they can use the drones but cant pay the police anymore.

I grew up in Chula Vista. Graduated from Castle Park (Jr and High).

Mark

 

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Do they fly their drones out to check before they send a patrol unit ?

That appears to be the case. Or, the drone is dispatched in certain situations as the patrol car is being dispatched. Since the drone can cut street corners and doesn't have to deal with traffic, traffic signals and stop signs, the drone will almost certainly always beat the patrol car to the scene.

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[GadgetGuy]

That appears to be the case. Or, the drone is dispatched in certain situations as the patrol car is being dispatched. Since the drone can cut street corners and doesn't have to deal with traffic, traffic signals and stop signs, the drone will almost certainly always beat the patrol car to the scene.

Mark

I beat the traffic to the beach every night, flying my M2P to check out the surf and the sunset! No parking space needed, either!

 

[zzxrox]

I grew up in Chula Vista. Graduated from Castle Park (Jr and High).

Mark

I went to Bonita.

 

[davery87]

The Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) recently expanded their drone use as the first in the world to use Skydio 2 drones:
Chula Vista Police is the first in the world to use Skydio 2 drones [video]