It's an innovation Castle Rock Police say will be game changing for the safety of their community -- drones as first responders. While CRPD is not the first department in the state to implement the technology, they are the first to be able to fly the drone as high as 400 feet.

The program costs the department $200,000 a year. They launched it in August and have a three-year contract. The drone can respond anywhere in Castle Rock in an average of 85 seconds, according to Flock Safety.

"This is the technology we used to use to record the radio traffic. Back then we actually would have to change out these reels every single day," said Castle Rock Police Chief Jack Cauley, while holding an old reel.

Technology has come a long way since Cauley started his law enforcement career in the 1980s.

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