Garfield Heights police use drones to arrest suspects in car break-in spree

Garfield Heights police found car break-in suspects with a drone. Numerous departments use them.

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — The officers deployed the drone as quickly as the call came through dispatch.

Garfield Heights police use drones to arrest suspects in car break-in spree

Garfield Heights police are pioneering a drone first responder program to combat car break-ins, resulting in the tracking and arrest of two minor suspects.

Garfield Heights police said they used drone, K-9, public tip to catch juveniles with rifle

Garfield Heights police relied on a drone, a police K-9 and help from the public to detain two boys seen carrying a rifle on Monday, Sept. 7.

Garfield Heights Police Use Drone to Catch Boys With Rifle

A Garfield Heights resident's call about two boys passing a weapon back and forth near East 131st Street set off a rapid police response Monday that ended with a police dog bite, a felony weapons recovery, and a .22-caliber rifle that officers say had been reported stolen in a burglary. Drone Airborne Within Minutes of the Tip According to FOX 8 News, Garfield Heights police said a citizen reported seeing the boys with the weapon near East 131st…