Suspect Found By Drone In Barnstable Pond: Police

BARNSTABLE, MA — A drone helped capture a suspect in Barnstable Monday night, according to police. The suspect, Angel Robinson, 24, of Yarmouth, was charged with a host of crimes, including drug and gun possession. The incident started at about 6:30 p.m. near the Cape Cod Mall.

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Police said an officer attempted to pull over Robinson's vehicle when the suspect fled into a wooded area and dove into a pond. A loaded gun and drugs were found in Robinson's vehicle, police said. Officers established a perimeter around the pond and deployed a drone with a heat-sensitive camera that picked up Robinson's location — he was fully submerged in the water with just his head sticking out at the water's edge.

"(With) K-9 units surrounding him as well as a police drone hovering overhead, Robinson surrendered his position and was taken into custody without further incident," Barnstable police said in a statement.

Robinson was charged with resisting arrest, failure to stop for police, illegally carrying a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, driving a vehicle with "unnecessary noise" and driving without license plates.

Lead photo: A heat camera image of police officers surrounding a pond in Hyannis during a search for a suspect September 18, 2017. (Credit: Barnstable Police Department)