Rosenberg police use heat seeking drone to capture suspects

Friday, April 24, 2020
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.
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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.
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