APD Drone Tech Catches 2 Suspects

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 5:04 AM

Officers used a drone to follow the suspects, who ran onto the roof to try and escape.

Aberdeen Police used drone technology to catch two burglary suspects this weekend. Police say they got a call around 1am Saturday about two men seen on surveillance video on a building on South “I” Street downtown. Officers used a drone to follow the suspects, who ran onto the roof to try and escape. A K-9 unit was used to help locate and arrest the two local men, ages 43 and 53. According to police reports, the men confessed to the burglary and were set to be transferred to the Grays Harbor County Jail.

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