Drone helps Fond du Lac deputies locate suspect hiding in field, ran across I-41

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Fond du Lac County deployed K9s and a drone Tuesday night after a suspect fled a traffic stop and ran int...

June 3, 2023
2:42 AM

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Fond du Lac County deployed K9s and a drone Tuesday night after a suspect fled a traffic stop and ran into a grassy field. According to a release, on May 30, around 9:45 p.m., a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper located a vehicle on Interstate 41 that had fled the scene of a court order violation in Winnebago County. The trooper attempted to stop the suspect near West Scott Street, but the suspect disobeyed orders. Deputies with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office were setting up spike strips ahead to assist in the pursuit.

Indiana Schilz