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Erik Till
July 10, 2024
Erik Till
July 10, 2024
Impact Stories
Impact Stories

Hawthorne Police Department and Their Drone-As-First-Responder Program

When lives are on the line, our law enforcement agencies don't have the luxury of betting on systems that aren't usable today. Agencies across the country have partnered with Aerodome to enable advanced drone-as-first-responder capabilities that are helping them enhance community safety like never before. Hear directly from Hawthorne Police Department to learn about why they fly Aerodome almost every day, and how they envision using Aerodome in the future.

"I've tried a lot of products, whether it's in the real time space or the DFR space. And they all don't necessarily do what they say they're going to do. We were happy to partner with Aerodome. They did what they said they were going to do, and more."
Lieutenant Robert Mitchell, Hawthorne PD

Why is Aerodome so valuable to our customers? Agencies are clearing calls, making them safer, and achieving significant efficiency gains using Aerodome DFR. But don't just take our word for it. Hear directly from the team at Hawthorne Police Department as they share their experience working with us and why they think, "Aerodome as a program, it's just been phenomenal."

"It literally is a force multiplier...This really is, in my 21-year career, one of the largest, most impactful things I've been a part of."
Lieutenant Robert Mitchell, Hawthorne PD

Using Aerodome daily, there have been no shortage of incidents that have been responded to where Hawthorne PD got value from DFR. As one example, they recently used Aerodome DFR to respond to a shooting in a residential community which was safely resolved at unparalleled speeds. Detective Judd, the pilot in command of this mission, said, "It's beautiful. With the drone overhead already, all I had to do was turn around and I had an eye on the suspects immediately. All three of them."

The suspects were taken into custody, the attempted murder weapon was retrieved, and the officers and community members were kept safe. A successful drone-as-first-responder mission and job well done by the Hawthorne team.

These stories and votes of confidence from our customers drive us to continually improve our system and make it even more useful for them. We're honored to support their missions, helping keep their officers and community members out of harm's way, while improving their use of resources and overall efficiency. If you're interested in learning more about how Aerodome can benefit your agency with next-gen DFR, contact us today.

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