A police video captures the moment two late-night suspected machinery thieves were chased away by a police drone. Officers were called to a building site near Bircotes by security guards who spotted the suspects prowling the perimeter of the site at around 11.30pm on Sunday, April 2.
A drone was launched shortly afterwards and soon caught sight of the suspects from more than a quarter-of-a-mile away. In the video. the suspects can be seen fleeing the scene on a quad bike they had been using.
Investigations are ongoing but is believed the suspects may have been seeking to steal plant machinery and fuel from the site near Snape Lane. Sergeant Vince Saunders, chief pilot at Nottinghamshire Police’s drone team, said: “This is another great example of the power of our drone technology.
