NC deputies use robot to de-escalate situation

NC deputies use robot to de-escalate situation

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WJZY) -- Rowan County deputies successfully used a robot to lead to a peaceful surrender, the first time the technology was deployed in the field, the sheriff's office said. On Monday, April 14, deputies responded to a welfare check at an apartment complex in Salisbury. The caller told deputies there was a man inside an apartment who had been drinking, was suicidal, and possibly armed with a gun. Law enforcement contacted the…

Deputies use robot to de-escalate situation in Rowan County

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Rowan County deputies successfully used a robot to lead to a peaceful surrender, the first time the technology was deployed in the field, the sheriff's office said. On Monday, April 14, deputies responded to a welfare check at an apartment complex in Salisbury. The caller told deputies there was a man inside an apartment who had been drinking, was suicidal, and possibly armed with a gun. Law enforcement co…

Sheriff's new robot saves life in first deployment - Salisbury Post

By Elisabeth Strillacci The new Vantage Breacher Robot from Transcend Robotics at the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office made its debut Monday afternoon and Sheriff Travis Allen credits it for saving at least one life. Emergency dispatchers took a call Monday in which the caller said a male resident of an apartment complex appeared to be having a mental health crisis. The caller said the man was possibly suicidal and could be armed. Allen said the ap…