BROOKLYN PARK, MD – Two suspects were arrested Friday evening after officers tracked a stolen vehicle and recovered drugs, cash, and a key fob programming device, police said.
The incident unfolded around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 28 when the Automated License Plate Reader System alerted Anne Arundel County officers to a stolen black 2021 Acura IIX in the area of Church Street and Disney Avenue.
When police arrived, the vehicle was unoccupied. Moments later, three males exited a nearby convenience store, and one used a remote key fob to unlock the car.
As officers approached, all three suspects ran.
Drone tracks fleeing suspects
Police quickly set up a perimeter and deployed a patrol drone, which located two of the suspects hiding nearby. Both were taken into custody without further incident.
A search of the stolen Acura turned up about 1.1 pounds of suspected cannabis packaged for sale, 15 suspected Suboxone strips, $993 in cash, and a key fob programming device believed to have been used to access stolen vehicles.
One suspect still at large
The arrested suspects were identified as 23-year-old Dashawn Marvin Kendale Squirrel of Brooklyn Park and a 16-year-old male from Brooklyn, Maryland.
The third suspect remains at large as the investigation continues.