A first-degree assault conviction this week marks the first using footage from the Montgomery County Police Department’s Raven 1 drone after a stabbing in downtown Silver Spring last April.
Montgomery County Police have used drones for about 1,100 calls in downtown Silver Spring and Wheaton since starting their “Drone as First Responder” program last November.
Montgomery County Police used the Raven 1 drone to track and arrest two suspects who stole medication from a CVS Pharmacy in Montgomery Hills.
Montgomery County Police arrested a suspect on Saturday for using a sledgehammer to break into a business in a downtown Silver Spring office building.
Montgomery County Police say that seven teenagers were arrested in connection with a shooting incident near Sligo Middle School on Friday afternoon.
Two men from D.C. were arrested with the help of a drone following a reported theft at the Safeway supermarket in downtown Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Police.
County Executive Marc Elrich announced in his weekly message that a recently deployed drone helped in making two more arrests in downtown Silver Spring.
Montgomery County Police say that a recently deployed drone helped apprehend a repeat shoplifter in Silver Spring.