Police Use DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise To Catch 3 Fugitives

After helping the Illinois State Police catch three suspected fugitives, the Mokena Police Department’s drone program is getting more attention.

Using the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone, the Mokena Police Department’s drone officer was able to locate the three suspects using the drone’s infrared camera.

The DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise drone with a thermal camera detected the suspects’ heat signatures in a field about a quarter-mile away from where their car was abandoned.

The suspects were ordered to march with their hands up across the field to a nearby industrial park, where the police were waiting to take them into custody. All three have been charged with several offenses.

Sergeant Robert Miller of the Mokena Police Department explained that the infrared capability of the drones is heat-seeking and detects the heat signature of people and objects.

DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise with thermal camera

The department has about four of these drones, and they…