Summary
Laredo police are laying down the law: keep your drones away from emergency scenes, or watch them get shot out of the sky. After nosy flyers got in the way of a downtown hotel fire, authorities are cracking down to protect first responders.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
- Importance
- 5
Rising — being discussed more frequently. 1 mention in the last 30 days.
Impact analysis
Keeping drones out of the way prevents costly mid-air crashes with emergency helicopters and protects private property from getting blasted by cops.
First responders get to do their jobs without dodging amateur videographers' flying toys.
Hobbyists and social media sleuths who want cool, close-up footage of local disasters are out of luck.
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