from The Guardian Wardens at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopsville, South Carolina, were taken aback a few weeks ago when they conducted a routine sweep of the prison grounds. They discovered quantities of marijuana, cigarettes and cellphones scattered among the bushes in the no man’s land that surrounds the maximum-security institution. The guards were even more … [Read more...] about Rise of the Drones Has Police and Regulators Scrambling to Catch Up
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The Rise of the Wedding Drone
from The Atlantic Drones can take photos, even stand in as the ring bearer. But are they legal? When most people hear the word “drone,” they probably think of killing machines that patrol war zones. Now a new kind of commercial drone phenomenon has taken off in the United States. People now use small quadcopter drones to even shoot photos and videos for their … [Read more...] about The Rise of the Wedding Drone
New York Man Busted For Flying Drone Outside Medical Office
em>from thesmokinggun.com An upstate New York man was arrested last night for flying a drone outside the examination room windows of a medical facility where patients were being treated, police report. David Beesmer, 49, was charged with a felony unlawful surveillance count for piloting the drone about 10 to 15 feet from the facility in Ulster, a town 90 miles north of … [Read more...] about New York Man Busted For Flying Drone Outside Medical Office
FAA Declares Open House on NYC Realtors
In its never-ending quest to both establish drone policy and then obfuscate that same policy, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now turned their legal guns on the real-estate industry. The New York Post reports the agency has aimed subpoenas t area Realtors who dare to deploy drones to take aerial photos of the very properties they are trying to sell. An unnamed … [Read more...] about FAA Declares Open House on NYC Realtors
