Irvine Police drone tracks down shoplifting suspect hiding in pickup truck

A tech-driven arrest in Orange County has proven that trying to outrun modern law enforcement is nearly impossible.

The Irvine Police Department arrested 26-year-old Guillermo Hazael Martinez Diaz after he allegedly attempted a brazen shoplifting scheme at a local Walmart.

Loss prevention officers observed the suspect loading a shopping cart full of merchandise and rushing out through the store’s emergency exit to evade detection. While the suspect fled on foot and attempted to conceal himself in the bed of a nearby pickup truck, he could not escape the eyes in the sky…

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