Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man suspected of starting a wildfire in California was apprehended with the assistance of a drone. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office received a report last month that a man had used a lighter to ignite a tree near a supermarket in Spring Valley. This incident prompted a brief evacuation of the local neighbourhood. A deputy from the Unmanned Aerial Systems program deployed a drone, which located the suspect in a nearby riverbed. Miguel Hernandez, 35, was subsequently arrested, and firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze. In fullArson suspect tracked by drone and arrested after starting wildfire in CaliforniaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Arson suspect arrested after being tracked by drone following California wildfire
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA man suspected of starting a wildfire in California was apprehended with the assistance of a drone. The San Diego Sheriff’s Office received a report last month that a man had used a lighter to ignite a tree near a supermarket in Spring Valley. This incident prompted a brief evacuation of the local neighbourhood. A deputy from the Unmanned Aerial Systems program deployed a drone, which located the suspect in a nearby riverbed. Miguel Hernandez, 35, was subsequently arrested, and firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze. In fullArson suspect tracked by drone and arrested after starting wildfire in CaliforniaThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
