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Drones by the numbers: How the Montgomery Co. police department’s airborne tools are performing

April 26, 2024

They didn’t graduate from the police academy, they don’t get overtime, but they’re incredibly quick when it comes to getting on the scene after a 911 call. Data from the Montgomery County Police Department’s dashboard on the “drones as first responder” program shows that overall arrival times for the drones — housed in downtown Silver Spring and Wheaton — average in just over one minute.

 

Article Source: WTOP

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