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A Skydio X10 drone takes flight. The Dallas Police Department is using the drones for its Drone as First Responder program, which launched on May 20. [Photo: Skydio]
The Last Word: On Dallas’ New Drone as First Responder Program
by David Seeley | May 27, 2026
Last week, the Dallas Police Department launched its new Drone as First Responder program with eight remotely piloted drones based at Dallas Fire-Rescue stations across the city. Operated out of the DPD's Fusion/Real Time Crime Center, the Skydio X10 drones from San Mateo, California-based Skydio are designed to respond to calls for service in a two-mile radius from their base stations.
by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2025
Eddie Garcia served as Dallas' police chief for three and a half years before leaving last October to become assistant city manager for public safety in Austin.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 4, 2024
The city said Executive Assistant Chief Michael Igo's appointment will take effect Oct. 18 as current Chief Eddie Garcia transitions out of the role to become an assistant city manager in Austin. Igo's entire 33 years in law enforcement have been spent on the Dallas force.
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by David Seeley |
May 14, 2024
Facial recognition technology is already being used for by the Texas Department of Public Safety and police departments in Fort Worth, Arlington, and McKinney. Now the Dallas Police Department may be next in line to deploy it by partnering with New York-based Clearview AI, based on comments at a Monday meeting of the city's Public Safety Committee.
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[ Photo: Center for Brain Health ]
Center for BrainHealth Creates Program for Dallas Police
by Nicholas Sakelaris | Mar 1, 2017
The 18-month program will provide officers with brain-enhancing tools for decision making and stress management.
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by Heather Noel |
Oct 26, 2016
A $1.5 million grant will help Dallas Fire-Rescue and Dallas Police Department improve the way they respond to calls with behavioral health emergencies.
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