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Drones in Policing: Privacy and Power | Salt Lake City News
Drones are revolutionizing law enforcement, now deployed nearly three times more often than in 2020—helping disarm suspects, search rubble, and locate missing persons. Cities like Chula Vista have seen hundreds of arrests and thousands of calls handled with aerial assistance, while New York used drones over 4,000 times in a year for everything from rescues to suspect tracking. Even low-priority calls benefit from drone reconnaissance, cutting costs and speeding response. But this rise sparks privacy alarms: cheap, unregulated drones could create a chilling effect, discouraging public…
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