LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officials announced “phase two” of the department’s Drone First Responder Program, which will include new “sky ports” and remotely piloted drones.

“What, from my perspective once sounded like science fiction, maybe something from like the Jetsons, is now becoming a reality here in Las Vegas as we push the limits of technology,” said Dori Koren, LVMPD assistant sheriff.

In October, LVMPD announced that drones were responding to calls for service by launching from patrol cars.

Wednesday, Koren said instead of patrol cars, drones will soon be docked at 13 hubs or “Sky Ports” throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Some of those ports will be mounted on rooftops of police and fire stations, and others on standalone structures.

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