drone as first responder program

Montgomery County police drones were busy Thursday, helping safely locate a young child and arrest six people. Police officers responded to the area of Pennydog Court in Silver Spring at… Read More

The county police department’s video drone program is operational in Bethesda as of Tuesday. On Wednesday, leaders announced the Bethesda expansion at public safety headquarters in Gaithersburg. Bethesda is the… Read More

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is marking the first anniversary of its Drone as First Responder (DFR) program, launched on Nov. 20, 2023. A police news release highlighted the… Read More

Captain Jason Cokinis, Commander of the Montgomery County Police Department’s District Three, celebrated the accomplishments of the police drone program Thursday. “This technology has been a HUGE success for Silver… Read More

Recently-approved county police chief Marc Yamada looks forward to addressing challenges that lay ahead in taking the police department to the “next levels of success.” Outgoing police chief Marcus Jones… Read More

Montgomery County Assistant Chief Marc Yamada was unanimously approved – without any discussion by members of the county council – to be the new county police chief. He replaces Chief… Read More

As Montgomery County police continue to praise the effectiveness of its drone pilot program in Silver Spring and Wheaton, it now plans to expand into Montgomery Village, Gaithersburg and Germantown.… Read More

Assistant Police Chief Marc Yamada was nominated Wednesday morning to be the 18th Montgomery County police chief. Police Chief Marcus Jones, who is retiring July 1, called Yamada “a great… Read More

The police department launched its drone program in Wheaton this week. Drone pilots conducted their first flight in Wheaton on Wednesday, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). It… Read More

The eye in the sky, better known as Montgomery County Police Department’s Raven One, has had a busy couple of months. Introduced in November in the Drone as First Responder… Read More

Almost a week before Montgomery County Police’s new drone as a first responder program went live, a shoplifter was located and arrested during a trial run. Police are using two… Read More

Montgomery County Police Department is the first major city police department to use drones as first responders. During a demonstration Monday, a drone flew off the roof of a downtown… Read More