Drones will be playing a bigger role in Arlington policing with the expansion of the Drone as a First Responder program, according to a news release from Arlington police.
The Drone as a First Responder program, or DFR, was created to help respond to fireworks calls on July 4 and New Year’s Eve weekends, according to the release. Now, it’s being used to respond to calls about shootings, domestic violence, burglaries, missing persons and other crimes.
The program, already operating in the city, intends to provide important, real-time information to officers responding to emergency calls, according to police…