{"id":2248079,"date":"2024-05-19T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-police-department-to-begin-using-chinese-drones-in-response-to-911-calls\/"},"modified":"2024-05-19T15:57:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T19:57:54","slug":"us-police-department-to-begin-using-chinese-drones-in-response-to-911-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-police-department-to-begin-using-chinese-drones-in-response-to-911-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"American police to deploy Chinese drones for responding to 911 emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-police-department-to-begin-using-chinese-drones-in-response-to-911-calls%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2248079&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The NYPD \u200din \u2062New York City will test the &#8220;Drone as First Responder&#8221; program in five precincts, \u200baiming to improve\u200c crisis\u2062 response. Concerns about \u2062Chinese drones&#8217; security risks have prompted \u2064plans to shift to American-made drones. While some raise \u200cprivacy issues, NYPD defends the move for enhanced frontline capabilities and operational efficiency amidst \u200ccritical situations. The NYPD is set to trial the &#8220;Drone as First Responder&#8221; initiative in five precincts \u2062to enhance emergency responses. Security concerns regarding\u200c Chinese drones have led to a\u2063 transition to American-made drones. \u2062Despite privacy concerns, the NYPD emphasizes\u2063 the benefits of improved frontline \u200dcapabilities and\u2063 operational efficiency during critical incidents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>US Police Department to Begin Using Chinese Drones in Response to 911 Calls<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 19, 2024 at 11:48am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In several parts of New York City, the first response to a shooting or other serious crime reported to 911 will soon be to launch a drone.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDrone as First Responder\u201d program will be tested in five NPYD precincts, \u00a0NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry told the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security on Thursday, according to the New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2024\/05\/17\/nypd-to-start-using-drones-as-first-responders-on-911-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The precincts \u2013 three in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx and one covering Central Park \u2014 were picked \u201cbased on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-mayor-comes-to-big-realization-after-giving-george-floyd-police-reforms-a-try\/\" title=\"Dem Mayor's Eye-Opening Revelation After Implementing George Floyd Police Reforms\">recent crime trends<\/a>,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Precinct buildings will have two drone platforms on their roofs. The pilot will be based at the NYPD Joint Operations Center in lower Manhattan, Daughtry said.<\/p>\n<p>The drones will also respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/de-blasio-aide-felony-with-gun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ShotSpotter alerts<\/a> from microphones made to detect gunshots.<\/p>\n<p>NYPD will be \u201ctesting drones\u2019 ability to respond autonomously to alerts from the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system,\u201d a police representative said, according to the Daily News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice officers already receive ShotSpotter alerts as they do other assignments: Over their police radios and on their NYPD-issued smartphones, with information that includes the time and location of the gunfire. The system will now additionally send the longitude and latitude of gunfire\u201d to the drones, the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>Drones will fly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-22-states-accept-drones-company-allegedly-funneling-data-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting location<\/a> \u201cprior to the officers\u2019 arrival on the scene. Officers will see what the drone sees in real time via their smartphones,\u201d the representative said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Chinese drones be banned for government use?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Daughtry said the information relayed to officers \u201cwill enhance officers\u2019 situational awareness as they arrive on scene, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-man-who-shot-officers-told-wife-it-was-his-day-to-die-according-to-complaint\/\" title=\"Minnesota man tells wife it's 'his day to die' before shooting officers, complaint says.\">promote officer safety<\/a>, and help us deploy resources more effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the hearing, the use of Chinese-made Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology drones was questioned, according to the cyber news website <a href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/congress-concerned-by-nypd-drone-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While drones are a useful tool for law enforcement, Chinese-manufactured DJI drones could pose a national security risk.<\/p>\n<p>Kaz Daughtry of the NYPD tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDesposito?\">@RepDesposito<\/a> that the department is phasing out their DJI drones and ensuring that, in the meantime, their drones are secure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KEWgjJh3yi\">pic.twitter.com\/KEWgjJh3yi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Homeland GOP (@HomelandGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HomelandGOP\/status\/1791129176709230690?\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have said the drones are a \u201csignificant risk\u201d to critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe extensive deployment of Chinese manufactured drones in U.S. critical sectors is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concern<\/a> and it may increase the risk of unauthorized access to sensitive systems and data,\u201d Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas said, according to The Record.<\/p>\n<p>Daughtry said the department will begin buying American-made drones, but said he has told American companies that the Chinese drones \u201cperform better than your drones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have capabilities that locals can\u2019t offer on that cost-by-cost basis and we\u2019re talking about a weapon or a tool that our frontliners need to protect our lives,\u201d Daughtry said.<\/p>\n<p>The move was not welcomed by Daniel Schwarz of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-sci-fi-inspired-scenario-police-deploy-drones-spy-backyard-labor-day-parties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Civil Liberties Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt raises serious First and Fourth amendment concerns, chilling of speech and surveillance concerns, and we\u2019ve seen drones deployed at protests, and I think people are rightly worried. How is that footage access, used, shared, retained, I think there\u2019s a lot of outstanding questions,\u201d he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/drones-as-first-responders-nypd-to-utilize-drones-at-precincts-to-help-fight-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPIX-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to privacy issues, Daughtry said, \u201cWhat level of expectation are you expected to have inside a park, a public park, a public street?\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a groundbreaking move, US police in New York City will launch Chinese drones in swift response to 911 emergencies. 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