Desert Hot Springs Police use drone to find suspect hiding in trash
Cynthia White
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is sharing drone video showing a search for a suspect on Saturday.
Investigators say officers were getting ready to serve a search warrant at a home following an assault. They launched a drone to check out the area – and say they saw the suspect burying himself in trash and debris outside the property.
Officers moved in, and report that the suspect surrendered.
He was reportedly a wanted felon, and police booked him into jail.