More blue cities using drones for some 911 calls, expert says: ‘They can’t get cops'
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More blue city police departments are embracing the use of drones to carry out police work, with some cities now even using them to respond to 911 calls.
"Some of the cities that are rolling them out are rolling them out because they have no choice, because they can't get cops to take the job." Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
Steep budget cuts and dwindling staff numbers in blue cities, in particular, make drones both an effective and cost-saving tool for police in Democratic strongholds. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
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