AGENCY TESTIMONY
Proactive enforcement using drones to combat subway surfing
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Chief Gulotta explains the NYPD's use of aerial drones as a proactive enforcement measure against subway surfing.
- Describes how drones provide a vantage point to spot and identify subway surfers
- Highlights the ability of drones to record and livestream footage of subway surfing in action
- Emphasizes that drone usage has improved the NYPD's ability to save young lives
- Notes that drone footage is valuable for both law enforcement and parental awareness
Joseph Gulotta
0:31:52
The use of drones provides an actionable vantage point to assist officers in spotting subway surfing activity, identifying surface and radioing ahead to office on the ground.
0:32:04
Apprehension of surface was, until recently, often hindered by the fact that surfing activity typically takes place in between subway stations where observation by offices or 9 one call was limited.
0:32:15
The deployment of drones over the past year has grown has shown great promise in our mission to save lives of our students who ride the subway.
0:32:23
Drones allow us to record and livestream footage of the act while it's happening, allowing the fellow officers to see what is occurring on top of the nearby train and has positively impacted our ability as an agency to save young lives.
0:32:36
In the case of juveniles, our goal is not to punish young New Yorkers for a foolish and incredibly dangerous act.
0:32:41
It is creating a meaning meaningful intervention that provides off ramps away from the deadly behavior.
