Let\u2019s Talk Local <\/a>to discuss DPD\u2019s drone-as-first-responder program, privacy concerns, FIFA-related safety planning, and regional cooperation among federal, state, and local agencies.<\/p>\n\u201cOne of the things with the drones is it helps us figure out how many officers need to make the scene,\u201d Comeaux said.<\/p>\n
Comeaux gave the example of a report of two men fighting in the street. A drone can reach the area within minutes and help determine whether officers still need to respond, how many officers should go, or whether a more serious threat is unfolding.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithin a minute to 3 minutes, the drone will be overhead,\u201d Comeaux said.<\/p>\n
If the drone shows no one remains at the scene, Comeaux said officers can be redirected to higher-priority calls. If the drone shows a larger or more dangerous incident, officers can approach with better information.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we can keep officers safe,\u201d Comeaux said.<\/p>\n
Comeaux said DPD has about eight or nine active drones and hopes to at least double, if not triple, that number. He said the department is pursuing government grants to help expand the program.<\/p>\n
Bennett also asked Comeaux about privacy concerns surrounding drones and police technology.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese drones are not flying overhead recording,\u201d Comeaux said.<\/p>\n
He said recording begins when the drone reaches the location tied to a police call, comparing it to what an officer would see after arriving at a scene.<\/p>\n
Comeaux also discussed safety preparations tied to FIFA events and visitors coming to North Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want you to come and have an amazing time,\u201d Comeaux said. \u201cDrink responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
He especially urged visitors unfamiliar with Texas heat to hydrate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHydrate,\u201d Comeaux said. \u201cHydrate in between your drinks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Comeaux said North Texas benefits from strong relationships among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all get along from federal, state, and local law enforcement,\u201d Comeaux said. \u201cIt\u2019s what do we have to do to keep everyone in this region safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Comeaux discussed drones, camera technology, FIFA safety, heat precautions, and regional law enforcement cooperation in the full Let\u2019s Talk Local episode.<\/p>\n
Watch the full conversation with Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux on Let\u2019s Talk Local.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux discussed drones, FIFA safety, response times, and regional law enforcement coordination on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360159,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,4081,127914,9294,122298,37274,126517,127913,1225,112232],"class_list":["post-360158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-police-department","tag-dallas-police-drones","tag-daniel-comeaux","tag-drone-as-first-responder","tag-fifa","tag-lets-talk-local","tag-north-texas-law-enforcement","tag-public-safety","tag-sarah-zubiate-bennett"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}