KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A drone helped Lenexa police find a suspected burglar Oct. 21 hiding under construction equipment at a construction site near Kansas 10 and Kansas 7 highways.
Officers also found stolen tools taken from a Lenexa business, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, according to a Lenexa Police Department. Facebook post.
William J. Moore, Jr., is charged in Johnson County District Court with possession of an opiate, opium or narcotic, certain stimulant, possession with intent to use and criminal trepass.
Lenexa officers were sent on a prowler call about 3 a.m. on Oct. 21 near Kansas 10 and Kansas 7 highways.
Officers surrounded a construction site and a drone operator flew a drone over the site to search for a suspect inside.
The site is enclosed by a perimeter fence, according to Lenexa police.
The drone operator spotted Moore under heavy construction equipment. Officers and a K9 swooped in and arrested him without incident.
Police said the officers found the stolen tools, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in Moore's car.
Moore was arrested earlier this year in another burglary in Lenexa.
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