Rosenberg police use heat seeking drone to capture suspects

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Friday, April 24, 2020
Eye-catching thermal imaging helps police catch their guys
This is pretty hot! See how Rosenberg police have leveraged the latest technology to fight crime.

ROSENBERG, Texas (KTRK) -- Police used a heat-seeking drone to discover two suspects who were hiding from police in a Rosenberg neighborhood.

Rosenberg police say an officer stopped a stolen car and arrested one suspect, but two suspects fled the scene into a nearby neighborhood in the dark of night.

Police used a thermal drone which detected the heat signatures of the suspects hiding in a backyard patio.

Both suspects were arrested and charged with several felonies. The first suspect was charged as well.