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In just one weekend, the Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) located six missing persons using drones as first responders (DFR) during the state fair—a powerful example of DFR in action.
In this live virtual event, Captain Jason Bussert and Sergeant Dax Laporte will dive into these impressive results and share more on the evolution and success of OKCPD’s DFR program.
Why attend:
- Case studies: See how OKCPD uses patrol-led DFR today to quickly de-escalate incidents and find missing persons.
- Future vision: Hear Captain Bussert’s vision and path to fully automated DFR.
- Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered live.
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
Dax Laporte is a Sergeant and has served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for the past 27 years. With his 12 years of experience in police information technology, Laporte has researched, developed, proposed, implemented and managed IT applications for 1,500+ OKCPD employees. In the past three years, he has taken on the lead for the OKCPD UAS program as Drone Coordinator and helped the department to become one of the most innovative drone public safety programs in the United States. He also has over seven years of experience in crisis negotiation.
Captain Jason Bussert, a 29-year veteran of the Oklahoma City Police Department, currently leads the Information Technology Unit. His career began in patrol where he introduced CompStat in 1999. He wrote and developed programs like a false alarm system to identify violators and a sex offender registration program integrated with GIS for public awareness. In 2006 he joined the computer forensics unit and later moved to the criminal intelligence unit, where he started the intelligence led policing program. Promoted to Lieutenant in 2011, he led the criminal intelligence unit before being assigned to the information technology unit in 2013. He was promoted to Captain in 2016 and named Officer of the Year in 2017. He has driven the department’s digital transformation, implementing body-worn cameras, license plate readers, in-car video, digital evidence management systems, online reporting, new RMS, e-citations and online accident reports. In 2021, he and Sgt. Laporte launched the officer led drone program, integrating all systems to streamline data entry and improve efficiency.
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