Predator Drone Helps Nab Cattle Rustlers

riverat1 writes "KTLA reports police in North Dakota arrested three men accused of cattle rustling with the help of a Predator B drone from nearby Grand Forks AFB. The sheriff of Nelson Country was chased off by three armed men when he went to serve a warrant, so he came back the next morning with reinforcements, including the drone, which, while circling 2 miles overhead, was able to determine the whereabouts of the men on their 3,000 acre spread and the fact that they were unarmed. A SWAT team quickly moved in and apprehended the men. Local police say they have used the Predator drones for at least two dozen surveillance flights since June. The FBI and DEA have used the drones for domestic investigations as well."

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Half-Life 2

[InsightIn140Bytes]

I never would have guessed that they would actually take HL2 as a guide. Did someone forget to tell them it was just a video game?

Disappointed

[Anonymous Coward]

three men accused of cattle rustling with the help of a Predator B drone

You know, the story would have been a lot cooler this way.

Re:Disappointed

[ackthpt]

three men accused of cattle rustling with the help of a Predator B drone

You know, the story would have been a lot cooler this way.

I see a potential excuse for the US DoD on that captured drone in Iran...

"Yes, we were pursuing some cattle rustlers."

Need Jon Lovitz to make it credible.