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Photos: Calif. PD drone helps locate suspect hiding near offramp

Elk Grove officers arrested the man after he was spotted by the drone, first hiding along a freeway offramp, then as he fled again and tried to hide inside an unoccupied car

Drone aids Elk Grove police in capturing burglary suspect who hid near freeway offramp

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.

Elk Grove Police Department via Facebook

By Darrell Smith
The Sacramento Bee

ELK GROVE, California — 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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