Police use drone to track and arrest wanted felon in Commerce City

DENVER (KDVR) — Police arrested a wanted felon in Commerce City, but instead of pulling the suspect over while he was on a stolen motorcycle, they tracked him with a drone.

The Commerce City Police Department said a new program, “Drone as First Responder,” helped them arrest a wanted felon on a stolen motorcycle.

Instead of police trying to pull the suspect over, where police said he likely would’ve tried to drive recklessly to elude police, a drone was able to follow him to a residence. The department released footage of the drone tracking the suspect, who was driving on several streets before arriving at a residence…

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