Two juveniles tried to break into cars, allegedly pointed a gun at a security camera, then ran into a wooded creek bed at midnight thinking the dark would cover them. The drone disagreed.
What Went Down on Saturday Night
Just before midnight on Saturday, a resident near Airport Road and Highway 24 in Colorado Springs called police after spotting two males trying to break into cars on Kitfield View. The caller also reported the suspects had pointed what appeared to be a gun at their home security camera, as KKTV reported.
Officers arrived and both suspects immediately bolted toward a densely wooded creek bed near Sand Creek. Classic move. Dense vegetation, low light, uneven terrain. The kind of environment where a foot pursuit gets complicated fast and officers get hurt.
Colorado Springs PD set up containment around the area and launched a drone instead of sending officers into the dark after them.
The Skydio X10 found them almost immediately. The aircraft tracked both suspects as they ran through Sand Creek, hopped fences, and tried every evasive move available to two people who did not realize they were being watched from above the entire time…