Fishers police say a late-night crash near 104th Street and Olio Road turned into a high-tech game of hide-and-seek, ending with the arrest of a man wanted in multiple counties. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, officers were called after witnesses reported four men bolting from a vehicle. Three of them came back before police arrived, a brief foot pursuit followed, and the remaining suspect was eventually tracked to a nearby tree line. With help from a K9 team and a department drone, officers took him into custody without further incident, according to police.
Drone thermal imaging led officers to hiding suspect
A Fishers Police drone pilot used thermal imaging to scan the area and provide overwatch as the K9 team searched on the ground, according to the Fishers Police Department Facebook reel. The department’s post and video state that the drone picked up a heat signature in the tree line near the crash scene, guiding officers to a person hiding there while the K9 team closed in and made the apprehension. The timeline laid out in the reel starts with the crash and the fleeing occupants and ends with officers securing the scene once the suspect was in custody.
Arrests, charges and outstanding warrants
Police later identified the driver as Daniel Morales Senovio of Indianapolis and say he is facing multiple misdemeanor charges tied to the crash and brief pursuit, including resisting law enforcement, giving a false identity, leaving the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, as reported by LarryInFishers. Investigators also say Senovio had outstanding warrants in Hamilton, Clark and Jasper counties. Officers arrested a second man, Anthony Gonzalez, on a Marion County warrant alleging a level-6 residential entry, the local outlet added.
How FPD uses drones and K9 units
The Fishers Police Department lists both a Drone Unit and several K9 teams among its specialized Patrol Division units on its official site, noting five dual-purpose canine teams trained in narcotics detection and patrol work. The department explains that drone-assisted thermal imaging can give officers safer overwatch in wooded or low-visibility searches and help ground units and K9 handlers locate suspects more quickly. Fishers’ Patrol page outlines those units and their training and also provides the agency’s nonemergency contact information and headquarters location…