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CKPS Drone Helps Track Down Wanted Man

Chatham-Kent Police Service drone monitor. Photo credit: Robyn Brady, CKXS News.

The Chatham-Kent Police Service drone was called into action over the weekend.

Authorities say a man known to be wanted by police was spotted riding a bike on Adelaide Street in Shrewsbury, but fled on foot into a wooded and swampy area.

Officers searched the area and set up a perimeter, and with help from the drone’s aerial perspective, the accused was located and taken into custody.

Police say the man is the subject of five separate warrants with Chatham-Kent Police and several others with the OPP. He was held in custody for a bail hearing.