"The Metropolitan Police said drones will be used for a variety of incidents, including searching for missing people, tracing suspects or capturing evidence at the scene of an incident quicker. The project has initially started in Islington with the aim of rolling it out to the West End and Hyde Park before December. Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor believes the technology can be quicker, quieter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than existing police helicopters, while delivering the same operational effects."
"By getting that immediate response with a drone, we're going to have more precise information, we're capturing best evidence at the very earliest opportunity, but most importantly, where scenes are chaotic or witnesses are confused, it allows us to inform our own decisions about how many officers, which assets we should deploy, and critically, if suspects or offenders are making away from the scene, we can quickly identify them and bring them into custody without the need for large, expansive area searches."
The Metropolitan Police will trial remotely launched drones in Islington to support officers responding to 999 calls. Drones will be used for searching for missing people, tracing suspects, and capturing evidence at scenes more quickly. The project aims to expand to the West End and Hyde Park before December. The force expects drones to be quicker, quieter, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than police helicopters while delivering similar operational effects. Aerial drone support is intended to provide immediate information, capture early evidence, inform deployment decisions, reduce large area searches and help locate and arrest fleeing suspects. Drones will fly autonomously to scenes.
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