Two people were arrested Saturday night for flying a drone dangerously close to the airspace at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
Boston police caught up with the pair on one of the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:20 p.m. According to the Boston Police DepartmentThe two men captured were identified as Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy Folsick, 32, both of Massachusetts.
According to Boston police, a third suspect is believed to have fled the island “in a small craft.”
Boston Police first detected the drone near Logan around 4:30 p.m. that same day. They were able to use advanced technology to track the drone’s location, altitude, and flight history.
The technology also determined the location of operators who pinged Long Island, one of the Boston Harbor islands.
In view of recent drone anomalies Grown throughout the Northeast, The Boston drone investigation was in full swing.
Homeland Security, Massachusetts State Police, the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the Federal Communications Commission and Logan Airport Air Traffic Control all came together to combat drones.
“Even small drones pose significant risks, including the potential for catastrophic damage to airplanes and helicopters. The near-collision could cause pilots to veer off course, potentially endangering life and property, Boston police said in a statement.
While other officers were coordinating, members of the Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit headed to the decommissioned Long Island Health Campus, an old medical school that closed its doors in 2014.
They caught Duffy and Folsick, who are charged with trespassing, but a later investigation could lead to additional fines and charges. According to police, a drone was also recovered from Duffy’s backpack during the investigation.
Drone sightings have been reported in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, but there have been no answers regarding their purpose or place of origin.
About 1,000 drones sighted There were only one reported in New Jersey in one month. The Garden State has been a hotspot for drones, and last week’s whole problem started when planes were seen hovering over Monmouth County.
are officers trying to fight backBut their efforts have been largely in vain without any indication of the source. It was originally suspected that they originated from an East Coast “mothership”, which the White House has denied.
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