Palm Springs Police Segment – August 27, 2025

Seg 2 – Palm Springs Police Segment

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PALM SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT w/ Lt. William Hutchinson re: Head of Intelligence
– TOPIC TODAY; Drones as First Responder.
1. Saving lives minute by minute in the country.
2. Flying drones to scenes of emergencies due to listening to 911 calls as a Drone Operator, (sitting in the command center) can launch within 10 seconds and be “on scene” in 30 seconds, even before an officer has been dispatched. A drone can get within a mile in less than a minute. Three drones are on rooftops in Palm Springs, w/ more to come.
Can “see” and “zoom” in. Can fly “silent”, can “voice” commands, can send video/image to all entities involved immediately.
Therefore, there is amazing “situational awareness”; i.e. know where the “bad guy” is; increasing apprehension rates, can stop sending police if there is no need. They have thermal imaging systems and lighting systems. Also has voice activation as well.
– REPORT that Chula Vista was a “test” site for this process.
– REPORT that Drones are regulated by the FAA.
3. Now our Palm Springs Police Department under the leadership of Chief Andrew Mills has “Real Time Intelligence”.
– (contact info: www.palmspringsca.gov).

Lt. Hutchinson