Jan 01, 2025
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is in custody after Santa Fe police say he stole a truck and ran from police. Thanks to the help of the department's drone program, he was arrested within minutes of police receiving the call. "Santa Fe Police, let me see your hands," said a Santa Police Officer while pursuing the suspect down a Santa Fe alley. It took police only 15 minutes to arrest Santa Fe native, Rigoberto Rodriguez after police say he stole a 1994 Chevrolet truck on the morning of Dec. 31. The Santa Fe Police Department (SFPD) say they received a call from a man who said he saw the stolen truck on Cerrillos Rd. Officers located the vehicle, confirmed the vehicle was stolen, and attempted a traffic stop. New drone program helps Santa Fe County Fire Department rescue lost hiker That's when police say the driver, who was identified as Rodriguez, fled from officers in the vehicle. Then SFPD launched their drone to help find the truck. Once the operator located the vehicle, he saw two passengers leave the car on Gallegos Dr. and take off running on foot into a nearby neighborhood. The operator described the two passengers to the on-the-ground officer, who arrested Rodriguez. "Show me your hands," you can hear an officer say on the lapel video while approaching Rodriguez. "Stay where you are." Rodriguez was booked into the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center later that day. The Chevy truck was processed and taken for evidence. Rodriguez faces charges of evading a police officer, transferring or receiving a stolen vehicle, and aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer. SFPD launched the drone program in July of 2023.
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