"We have NYPD detectives as well as FBI agents and state officials and they're on it," said spokesman Carlos Nieves, who refused to give specifics about the investigation and referred reporters to the FBI.
"Move with speed and efficiency when you choose UAS that are . . . adapted to meet defense requirements," the website states. "Observe individuals, vehicles, or suspicious objects at 1km range to accurately identify hostile intent."
The first responder program uses drones on 911 calls in Brooklyn's 75th, 67th, and 71st precincts, the 48 Precinct in the Bronx, and the Central Park Precinct, which saw a surge in crime over the summer and has many blind spots because of a dearth of cameras.
In a recent case, a drone responded to a 4-year-old girl precariously hanging from a fourth-floor window in the Bronx, Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry said.
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