Original sentence: Currently the LASD is fighting the ACLU and local government officials to deploy their remote control aerial surveillance drone system, This would allow the Sheriff's Department to to have real time imagery from the streets of Los Angeles to combat street violence and record crimes in progress.In theory if dispatch had a call from a citizen reporting possible gunfire near their residence, these sound towers can pinpoint within a couple addresses where the shots were coming from and record the sound for investigative purposes, and at the same time, relay the GPS info to HQ and cops on the street.The Sheriff's Department also operates a very large jail system which provides short-term incarceration services for all of the County (including the cities like Los Angeles which have their own police departments).The drones are not intended to replace police helicopters, but in specific incidents could be of better and cheaper to use.Towers are methodically located in area's of the county that on a 24-7 basis seek out sounds that could be relevant to crimes and has a 97% success rate of accurately sorting gunshots vs fireworks and things like loud pets
Edited sentence: Although this program doesn't get talked about much, It has been featured to my knowledge twice on the History Channel.Currently the LASD is fighting the ACLU and local goverment officials to deploy their remote control aerial survelliance drone system, This would allow the Sheriff's Department to to have real time imagery of the "battlefield" or Los Angeles to combat street violence and record crimes in progress,something the ACLU is against but is still within legal regulations.It wouldn't replace the helicopter but in specific incidents could be of better use and somewhat cheaper to use.So in theory if dispatch had a call from a citizen reporting possible gunfire near their residence, these sound towers can actually pinpoint within a couple addresses where the shots were coming from and record the sound for investigative purposes, and at the same time, relay the GPS info to HQ and Cops on the street.The Sheriff's Department also operates a gigantic jail system which provides short-term incarceration services for all of the County (including the cities like Los Angeles which have their own police departments).Towers are methodically located in area's of the county that on a 24-7  basis seek out sounds that could be relevent to crimes and has a 97% success rate of accurately sorting gunshots vs fireworks and things like loud pets