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Boston Police arrested two individuals on Saturday following a dangerous drone operation near Logan International Airport. At approximately 10:22 PM, the Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, Massachusetts on Long Island in Boston Harbor, Boston Police announced in a press release. Both men face trespassing charges, with additional fines or criminal penalties likely as the investigation continues. A third suspect, believed to have escaped by a boat, remains at large as authorities intensify efforts to locate him. The incident began earlier that evening at 4:30 PM when a vigilant...

Two men were arrested Saturday night on trespassing charges after a drone came “dangerously close” to Logan International Airport in Boston, police said in a statement. The incident began Saturday afternoon when a Boston police officer detected an “Unmanned Aircraft System,” or UAS, operating “dangerously close” to the airport, according to police. The officer used advanced UAS monitoring technology to identify the drone’s location, flight history and its operators’ position on the largely uninhabited Boston Harbor Island known as Long Island, police said. The Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit was dispatched to the island and found three people inside the...

BOSTON – Two people were arrested Saturday night in Boston for what police describe as a "hazardous drone operation." Robert Duffy, 42, of Charlestown, and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater were arrested on Long Island in Boston Harbor. Both men are charged with trespassing. Additional fines or charges could be added, Boston police said. Boston drone arrests According to Boston police, an officer spotted an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flying close to Logan Airport. The officer was able to find the drone's location, altitude, flight history and track the operator to Long Island. Because the drones were close to the...