WHEN DRONES GO BAD INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS OF ROGUE OPERATIONS

It isn’t all aerial imaging and crop surveys; sometimes, people use drones to do bad things. Through a partnership with DroneSec—a private drone security intelligence firm with offices in Australia and Singapore—RotorDrone Pro is able to offer these briefings regarding the nefarious use of small UAS worldwide.

Patrick Sherman

THE GANG THAT COULDN’T FLY STRAIGHT Incident Type: Contraband smuggling Incident Location: I-26 Freeway in Columbia, South Carolina Aircraft Type: Autel Robotics EVO Incident Resolution: Aircraft Seized, pilot and accomplices arrested Something to consider: if you are planning to commit a serious felony, regardless of whether or not it involves drones: maybe don’t hugely exceed your state’s already generous 70mph speed limit on route to the scene of the crime—especially if your car is packed full of evidence. For whatever reason, this practical bit of wisdom eluded a group of four suspects en route to deliver contraband to a state prison in South Carolina late last year. A deputy from the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office noticed a 2005 Ford Focus traveling on the I-26 at 105mph at about 1 a.m.…

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