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· Chula Vista, CA

Chula Vista PD expands drone coverage west of I-805

Chula Vista Police expanded its Drone as First Responder program, adding a second launch site atop Bayview Behavioral Health Hospital. The addition extends drone coverage to the 17 square miles of the city west of Interstate 805, an area responsible for 70 percent of 911 calls. Since the program launched in October 2017, drones have been dispatched 1,509 times and assisted in 224 arrests. The department said expanding coverage citywide would cost about $600,000, but no funding source has been identified. Officials cited privacy measures, including a publicly accessible website tracking drone flight paths.

$600,000Contract spendreportednot on THE TABEstimated cost to expand drone program citywide; no funding source identified.

Also in Chula Vista, CA

3 entries over 6 yr 7 mo, oldest first. The gap is the time since the previous one.

  1. Chula Vista PD expands drone coverage west of I-805 this entry
  2. +4 yr 2 moCalifornia Supreme Court lets stand ruling forcing Chula Vista police drone video disclosure
  3. +2 yr 5 moChula Vista Police Pause Flock Drone Contract Plan

Sources

  1. Chula Vista police expand drone program they say is saving lives — The San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb 10, 2020 (sandiegouniontribune.com)

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