The NYPD will police Labor Day parties with surveillance drones

Drones to scope things out before officers are dispatched.

If there’s a drone flying over your backyard party this Labor Day / J’Ouvert / West Indian Day Parade weekend in New York City, it might be the police — because the NYPD have apparently granted themselves the power to surveil the city that way.

“If a caller states there is a large crowd, a large party in the backyard, we’re going to be utilizing our assets to go up, go check on the party,” said assistant NYPD commissioner Kaz Daughtry,Lest you think we’re taking that out of context, here’s the full quote I just transcribed: We’re going to be utilizing technology, we’re going to be utilizing drones for this J’ouvert weekend.

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