In a late-night operation on February 26, Brooklyn Park Police joined forces with the Maple Grove Police Department in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, tailing a vehicle that slipped away from law enforcement's grasp only to surface in a residential area in Brooklyn Park.
The hunt kicked into high gear after the local dispatch received a tip-off at 11:42 PM about two shifty characters loitering in the yards along the 7700 block of Aquila Ave N, according to a report released by the authorities. The suspects were believed to be linked to the earlier pursuit – a connection drawn from the dots of crimes across the neighborhood map.
Armed with this new intel, cops swarmed the area like bees to honey, ensnaring the suspects' once elusive vehicle. With a perimeter locked down tight, Brooklyn Park Police sent their eyes in the sky – a drone – which sniped the location of the two fugitives, hiding in the shadows of suburbia.
When the suspects were cornered and cuffed, a routine search threw up a lineup of evidence: a handgun and enough narcotics to set the streets buzzing. The duo, now guests of the state, were handed over to Maple Grove Police, facing a laundry list of charges that will have them counting bars instead of stars.
