NYPD makes use of drone to nab fleeing thieves – NBC New York

A violent residence invasion in Queens — which noticed a household of 8 terrorized by a trio of attackers — got here to a swift finish after the NYPD used a drone to catch the fleeing males.

The nightmare began round 2:30 a.m. Saturday in Douglaston, the place police stated the three males pressured their means into the household residence. On the time, three adults and 5 youngsters had been inside the house.

Police sources stated the thieves had been armed with two hammers and a gun, in what investigators imagine was a focused hunt for money.

One neighbor watched the police response unfold after waking as much as screams from the burgled home.

“I heard the child screaming, that is what alerted me,” the lady stated.

The household of eight, from a 1-year-old woman to a 72-year-old man, had been inside. A lady was in a position to make a name to 911.

Sources stated as soon as responding officers pulled as much as the house, they may see by way of a window members of the family on the ground with their fingers up. The cops referred to as for backup and rapidly surrounded the house.

Two of the adults inside the house suffered accidents. Police stated one individual was punched within the face, one other was bashed within the foot with a hammer.

One lady managed to escaped out a window with a child.

“Instantly you see [officers] speeding to the child and to the mother and serving to them,” neighbor defined.

Sources stated officers tried to determine a dialogue with the suspects inside, however all three of them snuck out by way of a kitchen window with money and took off on foot.

The division launched a drone above the world and managed to pinpoint the trio. All three had been rapidly taken into custody.

Ryan Sprint, 30, and Brendan Sprint, 30, face costs of theft, assault and housebreaking. The third suspect, not instantly recognized by authorities, was anticipated to face comparable costs.

Legal professional info for the three males was not instantly identified.