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San Ramon police say drone-first-response helped track suspects in Heller’s Jewelers robbery; seven in custody
Summary
Police described an armed robbery at Heller’s Jewelers and said a drone-as-first-responder program helped officers track fleeing suspects; seven people were in custody and the investigation was ongoing.
San Ramon police told the City Council on Sept. 23 that the department’s drone-as-first-responder program and coordinated interagency work helped track suspects in an armed robbery at Heller’s Jewelers that occurred the previous day.
Chief Carlson said a patrol sergeant picked up a neighboring agency’s radio broadcast that an armed robbery crew might be in Dublin; the San Ramon drone team was in the air near City Center within seconds and began providing situational awareness to officers converging on the scene. “Our drone as a first responder team was on duty, and so they went airborne. They were actually above City Center, when the suspects ran…
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