Brandon, United States - July 04, 2025 A drone helped deputies locate a theft suspect hiding in a sewer after a retail incident on July 4, 2025. Shortly after 5:20 p.m., deputies responded to a reported theft at Brandon Town Center Mall. Mall security believed the suspect had run into a wooded area nearby. An agency-issued drone was deployed to search the area. The operator provided live video feed to patrol units on the ground. The drone eventually captured footage of the suspect emerging from a sewer grate, appearing to believe deputies were no longer present. Guided by the drone, deputies arrested 55-year-old Ricardo Claudio Diaz at the scene. Diaz now faces charges of wearing a hood or mask on another's property, felony petit theft, and resisting an officer without violence.