LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) successfully used its new drone technology to catch two suspects in real time allegedly stealing a $4,000 air conditioning unit — before officers even reached the scene.
The incident unfolded just before 10 p.m. Thursday after police received a report of two people stealing an air conditioning unit from a home on Glendora Avenue, near 43rd and Herman Streets, not far from Shawnee Park.
Drone Team Spots Suspects and Truck in Real Time
According to LMPD officials, the department’s drone operators quickly deployed the aerial unit to the area, where it located two suspects and a pickup truck parked close to the reported address.
The live footage allowed responding officers to intercept the suspects before they fled, leading to the arrest of Daniel Forbes and Destiny Walton…