The former officer from St. Louis wants to see his strategy make a difference in his own hometown.
ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer creates a crime fighting tool involving drones and artificial intelligence. As local police battle shortages and ongoing crime, the former officer is taking a step back from his profession in order to help his profession. He’s hoping it will make a difference in his own hometown.
“Especially downtown we’ve had a lot of issues with big, large groups at night, 2 o’clock in the morning,” said Christian Johnson, a former police officer of seven years.
He now has a new plan: train police officers and other first responders on how to use drones, offering a high flying extra set of eyes to do the job.
“This is really good for night flying when officers are looking for suspects,” he said while showcasing the …