While police departments say the drones-as-first-responders technology will be used to reduce crime, it could be expanded to other situations such as policing homeless residents and surveilling communities, EFF’s Beryl Lipton told the Orange County Register.

In Huntington Beach, drones will soon be the first-response for some 911 calls – Orange County Register

Police say the unmanned aerial vehicles will slash response times, as they typically respond within two minutes.