A drone assisted Auburn Police officers in arresting a suspect in a domestic violence crime who ended up on a roof.

According to an Auburn Police Department (APD), on Nov. 30, officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 1500 block of 29th Street SE after a report that a person inside a home was breaking items and had grabbed a knife. According to APD, when officers arrived at the scene, they learned that the person breaking items had fled on foot.

“K9 teams began a track to locate the suspect. To assist, an officer deployed an unmanned aircraft system (UAS),” according to APD. “The drone quickly located the individual on the roof of a nearby home.”

According to APD, officers gave verbal commands, the suspect complied, and he climbed off the roof, and officers took the suspect in

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