LAPD helicopter makes emergency landing after being hit by drone at Encino brush fire, police say
abc7.com
As crews battled a brush fire near the Encino Reservoir on Tuesday, a drone reportedly hit a police helicopter, forcing an emergency landing.

Water-dropping choppers were brought in to help keep the fire from spreading. The Los Angeles Police Department said a drone smacked into one of its helicopters, which was dispatched to the scene of the fire. Police said the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.

  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 month ago

    All I’ve seen in the past is some fines. It really doesn’t seem like enough, but I’m not in a great mood, so I’m probably over reacting.

    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said “If we find out who you are, you will be arrested, and you will be prosecuted. So any lookie-loos out there, this is very dangerous to everyone."

    • swicano@programming.devEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Didn’t that guy who clipped the firefighting plane get banned from drones and like $100,000 in repair costs + penalties? Seems like a pretty good deterrent to me

      • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        1 month ago

        I’ll trust your word on it, I can’t remember. I do remember there was something like 50 illegal drones over the Eaton Fire the other year. Not enough of a deterrent it seems.