Calif. Police Drone Finds Burglary Suspect Hiding along Freeway Ramp

Oct. 23, 2024

When Elk Grove police were called to a possible vehicle burglary, the suspect fled in his own car and tried to elude officers, but he couldn't escape a department drone.

By Darrell Smith

Source The Sacramento Bee

An Elk Grove, CA, police drone spotted a vehicle burglary suspect trying to elude officers early Wednesday.

A burglary suspect tracked down by an Elk Grove police drone after he fled from officers overnight is behind bars Wednesday on a host of felony charges connected to the alleged thefts.

The 31-year-old man is being held in lieu of $1 million bail at Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of burglary, felony evading, grand theft and misdemeanor charges of possessing burglar’s tools and resisting arrest.

Officers called to the suspected vehicle burglary near Romanzo Way about 2:55 a.m. launched the drone as a man walked away from the car and into his own then drove away, Elk Grove police said in a statement.

As officers gave chase, police say the man ran from the vehicle. He was spotted by the drone overhead, first hiding along a freeway offramp, then as he fled again and tried to hide inside an unoccupied car parked at a nearby business.

The man surrendered to officers and was arrested. The items were recovered, police said.

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