Kidnap suspect arrested, assisted by witnesses, Flock cameras

Kidnap suspect arrested, assisted by witnesses, Flock cameras

FAIRFIELD — City police arrested a man this week after a report of a fight near Utah and Second streets, where witnesses said they saw a man force a woman into a vehicle before driving off.

Fairfield Drones Help Nab Kidnapping Suspect Michael Whitehead

Fairfield dispatchers were handling a call about a fight near Utah and Second streets Tuesday evening when witnesses reported something far more alarming: a man forcing a woman into a vehicle before driving off. What happened next unfolded quickly, as the city's Real-Time Intelligence Center pulled together license-plate data and drone surveillance to track down the car, the suspect, and the woman he allegedly abducted. According to the Fairfiel…