From real -time surveillance to arrests assisted by drones, the police in Oklahoma more often use high -tech tools to ensure community safety.
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News 9 sat with Moore police chief Todd Gibson to find out more.
Normally, officers are equipped with their standard equipment, including a badge, a stick and a service weapon. However, state police have recently started using technology to facilitate their work.
“(The officers) arise because something does not work well,” said Gibson. “We must give them judgment, problem solving (and) decision -making capacities to get out and mediate problems with a variety of different options.”
Gibson says that the suspects who could have moved away in the past are now found faster, without as many boots on the ground.
For decades, the capture of a suspect meant that the police should be rapid, but now, Gibson says that modern technology gives the police over the top.
With the addition of drones, officers can now safely follow each movement of a suspect.
“We used to send officers in dangerous situations,” said Gibson. “It’s really the only option now. You can almost reduce the view and also to a safety distance.”
Gibson says that real -time surveillance also gives agents an advantage. In March, Moore police responded to a vehicle effort reported when the suspect fled.
“We are able to put a drone in the air with an infrared,” said Gibson. “We saw a hot spot, who turned out to be a person hiding. We sent officers to this hot point.”
Gibson said the police sent by his department had been able to locate and apprehend the fiery suspect.
“Without putting any officers in danger or getting into a situation that could be found with fatal consequences,” said Gibson.
The Moore police department has a dozen drones, but many police have noted success throughout the state.
Recent MPD data shows that the department has launched drones almost 700 times in a single year.
The use of drones went from arrests assisted by drones to control of crowds and even to the arrow of the scenes.