DAYTON POLICE DRONES

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO CRIME SCENES MAY NOT BE HUMAN POLICE OFFICERS. 
THE DAYTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A NEW PROGRAM CALLED DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER. THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS SAYS AS SOON AS A 9-1-1 CALL WOULD COME IN, DAYTON POLICE WOULD DEPLOY THE DRONE FIRST AS A SCOUT TO SEND CRITICIAL INFORMATION BACK TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL ARRIVE. PRIVACY GROUPS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT UNAUTHORIZED SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT REASON OR JUSTIFICATION. THE NEW PROGRAM WOULD BE FUNDED BY STATE CRIME REDUCTION GRANTS.