Drones will be used to increase speed of search and rescue missions, plus photograph crime scenes

The Savannah Police Department is making plans to introduce drones as a new tool to make Savannah safer. Two public meetings will take place to inform the community on when and how the done technology will be utilized. On Monday night, SPD hosted the first forum to introduce their plans. SPD is emphasizing that the drones will not be used to spy on neighborhoods or invade residents’ privacy.“The key point we want people to understand is that we’re not using these for random patrol or surveillance,” says Sergeant Max Nowinsky.According to SPD, the drones will increase the value of services already provided. Benefits include increasing the speed of search and rescue systems, and reducing the time it takes to process crime scenes.

The Savannah Police Department is making plans to introduce drones as a new tool to make Savannah safer.

Two public meetings will take place to inform the community on when and how the done technology will be utilized.


On Monday night, SPD hosted the first forum to introduce their plans. SPD is emphasizing that the drones will not be used to spy on neighborhoods or invade residents’ privacy.

“The key point we want people to understand is that we’re not using these for random patrol or surveillance,” says Sergeant Max Nowinsky.

According to SPD, the drones will increase the value of services already provided.

Benefits include increasing the speed of search and rescue systems, and reducing the time it takes to process crime scenes.