RENTON, Wash. — You can run, but you can’t hide-- at least where drones are concerned.
On July 8, police said a man crashed his car on Maple Valley Highway and ran away from the crash with a loaded, stolen handgun.
It’s unclear if other vehicles were involved.
Multiple people called 911 shortly after the crash to report a suspicious person running through their yards.
A Renton police drone found the 23-year-old hiding in some bushes near the crash scene.
One caller helped direct the drone to a heat source, leading officers to the suspect.
Another neighbor found a discarded handgun in their yard—a Glock that had been illegally modified into a machine gun, Renton police said.
The man was arrested on investigation of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, and hit-and-run (unattended).
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