BRPD uses drone to help arrest two armed vehicle burglary suspects

BATON ROUGE — Police used a drone equipped with a thermal camera to track down and arrest two people after a vehicle break-in just after midnight on Wednesday morning.

According to police, a victim called Baton Rouge Police after a doorbell camera caught four people breaking into their vehicle. The victim also told police the suspects were carrying firearms and moved the camera to block further recording.

When officers arrived, they found the vehicle’s window shattered and the steering column removed in what appeared to be an attempted theft. The suspects were no longer at the scene…

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