The Brief
- Peoria Police rescued a missing woman with dementia after her vehicle went over a retention wall near Lone Mountain Parkway.
- Authorities used an Apple AirTag and the Real-Time Crime Center to pinpoint her location in a remote desert area.
- Police say the rescue would likely have been a recovery without the combination of advanced technology and air support.
PEORIA, Ariz. – A dramatic overnight rescue by the Peoria Police Department highlights how new technology is changing police response, helping officers find a missing, endangered woman in a place they likely never would have seen from the ground.
What we know:
Just before 11 p.m. on April 24, Peoria Police Air-1 launched an urgent search for a missing woman with dementia. The department says if it was not for the technology available to them, this rescue could have been a recovery days later.…