ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is crediting their newer drones with helping stop two men now accused of stealing credit card numbers from gas pumps.
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The bust comes as gas prices have spiked across New Mexico. An alert security guard called APD after spotting suspects in two cars putting credit card skimmers in at a West Mesa gas station. Officers stopped one guy at the pump, while a drone watched the other suspect take off.
“The drone maintained a visual surveillance of the other pickup, the other offender, and he drove quite a ways away from the scene. Again, relayed real-time information to the ground units where they were able to actually apprehend the offender,” said Anthony Montano…