LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Fresh snow in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, helped police officers find a suspect in a business break-in and theft over the weekend.
Police responded to a business alarm in the 1300 block of Southwest Market Street early Sunday. When they arrived, they discovered the front door was shattered. Officers checked the building and learned a “large quantity” of nicotine vapes were stolen.
Outside the business, the suspect left behind a major clue: a trail of footprints in the snow.
Police used a thermal-imaging drone, plus the assistance of K-9 officer Roy, to track the footprints back to a nearby home…