Man charged for using a drone at crash scene in Canada

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A man in Canada was charged after he was seen flying his drone at a fatal crash scene in Ontario, Canada back in the beginning of April. The drone was flying alongside the ambulance as it was rushing the victim to the hospital.

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Man charged after allegedly dropping explosives from a drone on ex-girlfriend’s property

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A Pennsylvania man has been charged with flying an unregistered drone and the illegal use of a drone after he tried to drop explosives from it in March. In June, police raided Jason Muzzicato’s house, finding seven homemade explosives and 10 guns.

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Drone spotted above B.C. Interior wildfire causes firefighting aircraft to divert

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Multiple wildfires within the B.C. Interior have sprung up over the past week after lightning struck the forest. The fires were aided by a mixture of hot and dry weather. According to BC Wildfire Service; air operations were suspended and firefighting aircraft were diverted on Monday after the sighting of a drone above the Wilson Creek fire, located 19km east of Nakusp.

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Drone use at the U.S. – Mexico border is ramping up

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The border between The United States and Mexico is seeing a rise in drone use by both drug traffickers transporting narcotics and law enforcement looking to stop criminal activity. This situation proves to be a race between both sides as technology evolves in the drone industry and as new systems are developed to stop them.

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Drunk drone piloting could be illegal in N.J.

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Drinking and drone flying at the same time could become illegal in the Garden State as lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation. The new law cleared an Assembly committee on Monday and is now up to a vote in the Senate tomorrow.

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DJI Spark and Mavic Pro drones show impressive flying ability in illegal and dangerous test next to airport

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This Greek guy on YouTube has been showcasing both his own ignorance of any Greek flight safety measures and regulations as well as the impressive flying ability of the DJI Mavic Pro and Spark drones. In his latest video, he claims to set an altitude record of 8,200 feet with his DJI Mavic Pro drone, right next to the Milos Island National Airport(!).

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