Securing Colorado's skies: Aurora police partner with Buckley Space Force Base, FBI for drone defense

Securing Colorado's skies: Aurora police partner with Buckley Space Force Base, FBI for drone defense

AURORA, Colo. The Aurora Police Department (APD) entered into an agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. military this week to assist, respond, detect, detain and investigate anyone who illegally operates a drone over Buckley Space Force Base. The agreement allows Aurora police to find where a drone operator launched from, detain the operator, and turn that information over to the FBI. "This is new in terms of the kind …

Aurora partnering with Buckley, FBI to detain illegal drone users

The Aurora City Council approved an agreement Monday night between Buckley Space Force Base, the Aurora Police Department and the Denver Field Office of the FBI to help Buckley officials track down people who illegally operate drones in its airspace.

Aurora approves deal to prevent drone incursions over Buckley Space Force Base

Aurora’s elected officials on Monday night agreed to have the city’s police force coordinate with the U.S. military and the FBI to prevent drone operators from flying unmanned aircraft systems over Buckley Space Force Base. Under the agreement approved by the City Council, the city’s police will “assist, respond, detect, detain and investigate” when people fly drones over the secured military installation in eastern Aurora. The agreement directs…