KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lenexa police used both human teamwork and high-tech gear earlier this week to capture a suspected car burglar who arrived at the crime scene in a stolen car.
A Lenexa Police Department Facebook post states that police dispatchers sent evening shift officers on a call that a car burglar was stealing from vehicles near Kansas 10 Highway and Canyon Creek Parkway.
Officers arrived at the scene and saw a suspect run from the area.
The officers used a drone operator, a K9 and police officers on foot to quickly find and arrest the suspect.
The suspect in the case is a juvenile and has not been charged, according to Lenexa police.
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