CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- In its first week of the Drone First Responder program, Clovis Police is already seeing results with its latest crime-fighting tool used to catch criminals.

Just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, Clovis Police received a call about a theft inside the Walmart at Herndon and Clovis Avenues. The suspect in this case was a 19-year-old man with a known shoplifting history.

"The suspect at Walmart stole a bicycle from inside the store, which the staff thought he would and he took off on that bike," said Ty Wood, Public Information Officer with Clovis Police.

Clovis Police launched its Drone First Responder (DFR). The aircraft arrived on scene, capturing the suspect overhead, all before officers arrived.

The drone pilot zeroed in on the suspect riding through the parking lot o

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