On this picture comprised of video, officers take away a small airplane that landed at Logan Worldwide Airport after having solely one in every of its touchdown wheels deploy, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Boston.
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Two males have been arrested in Boston on Saturday for allegedly working a drone “dangerously shut” to Logan Worldwide Airport, police stated.
In a statement, the Boston Police Division stated one in every of its officers specializing in surveillance noticed there was an Unmanned Plane System flying close to Logan Worldwide Airport.
The officer was in a position to monitor its altitude, flight historical past, location and the operators’ location, which was a former well being heart on Lengthy Island, a part of the Boston Harbor Islands.
Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy Folcik, 32, each of Massachusetts, have been arrested that evening and charged with trespassing, police stated. Authorities stated they’re searching for a 3rd suspect. Duffy and Folcik may face further expenses because the police proceed their investigation.
They’re working with Homeland Safety, state police, the Federal Communications Fee, the Joint Terrorism Process Drive and the airport’s air visitors management crew on the investigation.
Drones may cause injury to plane and make pilots deviate from their course in the event that they get too shut, “placing lives and property in danger,” police stated.
The arrests come as quite a lot of drone sightings have been reported throughout the East Coast, together with in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Although, federal authorities have stated these sightings don’t pose a safety risk.
Boston police didn’t make a connection between the arrests and the reported sightings alongside the East Coast.
