Two men from Massachusetts were apprehended for operating a drone in a hazardous manner near the Boston airport.
Near Logan Airport's airspace, a hazardous drone operation was reported by the Boston Police.
Two men from Massachusetts are facing charges after flying a drone "perilously near" Logan International Airport in Boston, according to police.
According to the Boston Police Department, Robert Duffy, 42, of Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood and Jeremy Folcik, 32, of Bridgewater were arrested on Long Island, which is near the airport, late Saturday night.
"Earlier that evening, at 4:30 PM, a Boston Police Officer specializing in real-time crime surveillance detected an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operating dangerously close to Logan International Airport. The Officer used advanced UAS monitoring technology to identify the drone’s location, altitude, flight history, and the operators’ position on Long Island."
"Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit members were dispatched to Long Island and found three individuals in the decommissioned Long Island Health Campus. Upon contact, the suspects fled on foot. Two of the three individuals were apprehended and identified as Duffy and Folcik. During the investigation, a drone was discovered inside a backpack carried by Duffy."
On a "small vessel," the third individual is believed to have escaped from the Boston Harbor Islands, according to investigators.
Boston Police Department has charged Duffy and Folcik with trespassing, and there is a possibility of additional charges and fines.
The Department of Homeland Security, Massachusetts State Police, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Federal Communications Commission, and Logan Airport Air Traffic Control were contacted to help with the response due to the "serious risks posed by the drone’s proximity to Logan’s airspace."
"The Boston Police Department advises recreational drone operators to follow Federal Aviation Administration safety guidelines. Operators must avoid flying drones over people or vehicles and be mindful of airspace restrictions. Even small drones can pose significant risks, such as causing near-collisions with airplanes and helicopters, which can lead to catastrophic damage and endanger lives and property."
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