Torrance police drone finds suspect on roof after alleged copper theft

Monday, February 6, 2023
TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- Torrance police arrested a man for allegedly trying to strip copper from the rooftop of a local business.

Police credit their drone for spotting the man Sunday morning at a building on Western Avenue.
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In the video, you see the man escaping down a hatch before he was captured.

"Our drone officers spotted him as he fled down the hatch. Shortly after, he surrendered without incident," police tweeted.
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The suspect was arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary.



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