San Marcos police say their drone program helps with a lot of things like missing persons searches, finding suspects, SWAT calls, and crime scene reconstruction.
police showed off its drone program, and how it was used to catch car theft suspects last week.
Officers say their drone program helps with a lot of things like missing persons searches, finding suspects, SWAT calls, and crime scene reconstruction. find four teens who jumped out of stolen car, and ran off. "I arrived with our brand-new drone...put it up, did a quick overview of the area and immediately noticed some heat signatures, this was at night," Sgt. Matthew Daenzer, drone operations manager, said. "They were laying down under some tree cover, so partially obscured but still able to pick that up.
While it is hot out, and a lot of surfaces retain heat, officers say it's easy to detect humans with the drone camera.Police say a pedestrian was struck was by two separate vehicles, and neither driver stopped to render aid. The pedestrian died at the scene.Before they take off, officers have to check the weather and airspace, but can usually get approved to fly in seconds."I think it's an incredible relief.
Police say the drone program has been around for several years, and they hope to grow it to have a dedicated drone team. Right now, nine officers are on it part-time.that I have read and agree
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