US investigating whether Chinese citizen charged with flying drone over base committed ‘more serious offenses’
The U.S. government is investigating whether a Chinese national arrested on suspicion of flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California committed other crimes. Last week, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced that Impiao Chou, 39, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was charged with “failure […]
Indiana teen awarded for proudly flying flag on truck, even when told to stand down
Indiana teenager Cameron Blasek wins the ‘Young Patriot’ award after refusing to take an American flag down from his truck at … source
2 Massachusetts men arrested for flying drone ‘dangerously close’ to Boston airport
Two Massachusetts men have been charged with flying a drone “dangerously close” to Boston's Logan International Airport, police said. Robert Duffy, 42, of Boston's Charlestown neighborhood, and Jeremy Forcik, 32, of Bridgewater, were taken into custody late Saturday night on Long Island on the approach to the airport, Boston police said. Ta. “The incident occurred […]
2 men arrested after flying ‘hazardous drone operation’ near Boston’s Logan Airport
Two men were arrested Saturday night after they allegedly flew a drone dangerously close to the airspace of Boston's Logan International Airport. Boston police arrested two people on one of the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:20 p.m. According to Boston Police. The two individuals captured were identified as Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy Forcik, 32, […]
NJ county sheriff sends own drone up to follow mystery flying objects
A fed up New Jersey sheriff said he tried to track mysterious drones swarming over his county, but the drones “easily” evaded his efforts. The Ocean County Sheriff's Office on Thursday put its own “industrial” drone in the air to track one of 50 unmanned aerial vehicles that local officers saw “coming out of the […]
NYPD drones could face drones flying over NJ and NY
The NYPD has at least 109 drones in its fleet that could be deployed in preparation for recent incursions over New York and New Jersey. NYPD officials said the sighting was being investigated by the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Spokesman Carlos Nieves said, “In addition to NYPD detectives, we also have FBI agents and state […]
Pentagon Says Mystery Drones Flying over East Coast Are Not U.S. Military
The Pentagon says mysterious drones flying over parts of New Jersey and the northeastern United States in recent weeks are not controlled by the U.S. military, but are also not believed to be controlled by a foreign entity. . Despite these claims, the Pentagon cannot reveal who is actually controlling the drones that are causing […]
Garbage truck explodes in Illinois suburb, sending debris flying and injuring first responders
Two police officers injured in a garbage truck explosion in suburban Illinois late last week have recovered and a firefighter has returned to work. The incident happened Friday in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. Two video clips shared by police show the entire incident from an officer's body camera and a camera mounted on […]
Chinese citizen Yinpiao Zhou charged with flying drone, taking pictures over California Vandenberg Space Force Base
A Chinese national living in Los Angeles is suspected of flying a drone to take aerial photos of Vandenberg Space Force Base last month, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Zhou Yinbiao, 39, was arrested this week at San Francisco International Airport before boarding a flight to China, the Justice Department said. He is charged with failing […]
Chinese citizen charged with flying drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base
A Chinese national living in Los Angeles is suspected of flying a drone to take aerial photos of Vandenberg Space Force Base last month, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Zhou Yinbiao, 39, was arrested this week at San Francisco International Airport before boarding a flight to China, the Justice Department said. He is charged with failing […]