Cops bust hobbyist flying drone near Manhattan Bridge

Cops bust hobbyist flying drone near Manhattan Bridge

DRONE ARREST

By Larry Celona

Cops busted a hobbyist flying a drone near the FDR Drive on Thursday and slapped him with a summons, police sources said.

Ramon Lopez, 28, of California was nabbed by authorities as he was flying a white drone on South Street near Jefferson Street in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, according to sources.

Lopez was hit with a summons for violating a law governing “aviation in and over” the city.

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Gary Mortimer

Founder and Editor of sUAS News | Gary Mortimer has been a commercial balloon pilot for 25 years and also flies full-size helicopters. Prior to that, he made tea and coffee in air traffic control towers across the UK as a member of the Royal Air Force.
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