AURORA | Aurora police say they have entered a new phase in technology-driven policing, combining years of cameras, license-plate readers and data tools with a full real-time operations center that now includes drones deployed directly to 911 calls.
“The important thing about our real-time centers is that they’re data-driven,” Deputy Police Chief Phil Rathbun said. “So everything from our deployments of the technology to our deployments of our personnel and the timeliness is about crime data and how we can reduce victimization.”
The department, which quietly piloted the system over the past year, said the integration of all its surveillance tools with human analysts working live has already transformed investigations, sped up arrests and contributed to drops in crime…