RC "Drone" crashed at the WHITE HOUSE! Geez Idiot!
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WASHINGTON — A man told the Secret Service that he lost control of a small drone before it crashed on the grounds of the White House shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, officials said.
The individual, not identified by the government, has been "been fully cooperative" and "initial indications are that this incident occurred as a result of recreational use of the device," the Secret Service said in a written statement.
The pre-dawn incident triggered an early morning lockdown of the White House perimeter and revived concern about the security of the presidential mansion.
The Secret Service said "an individual called the Secret Service this morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. to self-report that they had been in control of the quad copter device that crashed on the White House grounds early this morning."
Investigators believe the man was flying the drone — a 2-foot "quad copter," weighing only a few pounds — for recreational purposes, but may refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office, said a government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter is still under investigation.
The drone did not have a camera on it, officials said.
The service said "this investigation continues as the Secret Service conducts corroborative interviews, forensic examinations and reviews all other investigative leads."
The man is a government official, but does not work at the White House, said a third official briefed on the incident. Officials did not address why someone might be out at 3 a.m. operating a drone in Washington.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama were in India when the incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning, and officials said no one at the White House were in danger.
Secret Service photo of the drone that landed near the White House. (Photo: Secret Service)
Earlier Monday, the Secret Service reported it had recovered parts of the "quad copter" drone on the White House grounds.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest, speaking with reporters in India, said that "the early indications are" that the device "does not pose any sort of ongoing threat to anybody at the White House."
Soon to be the subject of new federal regulations, drones are also a source of concern for law enforcement throughout the nation, including at the White House.
The Secret Service said that at 3:08 a.m. Monday one of its officers "heard and observed a 'quad copter' device, approximately two feet in diameter, flying at a very low altitude and ultimately crashing on the southeast side of the complex."
A part of the unmanned aircraft, called a "quad" because it is lifted by four propellers, landed in a tree in the southeast corner of the White House grounds, said another government official who also spoke on condition of anonymity because it remains an ongoing probe.
Security officers could be seen on the South Grounds at the White House, searching for parts of the device.
"There was an immediate alert and lockdown of the complex until the device was examined and cleared," the Secret Service said. Officials closed off the perimeter around the White House in the early hours of Monday morning with police and emergency vehicles, many of them clustered around the southeast corner of the grounds.
WASHINGTON — A man told the Secret Service that he lost control of a small drone before it crashed on the grounds of the White House shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, officials said.
The individual, not identified by the government, has been "been fully cooperative" and "initial indications are that this incident occurred as a result of recreational use of the device," the Secret Service said in a written statement.
The pre-dawn incident triggered an early morning lockdown of the White House perimeter and revived concern about the security of the presidential mansion.
The Secret Service said "an individual called the Secret Service this morning at approximately 9:30 a.m. to self-report that they had been in control of the quad copter device that crashed on the White House grounds early this morning."
Investigators believe the man was flying the drone — a 2-foot "quad copter," weighing only a few pounds — for recreational purposes, but may refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office, said a government official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter is still under investigation.
The drone did not have a camera on it, officials said.
The service said "this investigation continues as the Secret Service conducts corroborative interviews, forensic examinations and reviews all other investigative leads."
The man is a government official, but does not work at the White House, said a third official briefed on the incident. Officials did not address why someone might be out at 3 a.m. operating a drone in Washington.
The president and first lady Michelle Obama were in India when the incident happened in the early hours of Monday morning, and officials said no one at the White House were in danger.
Earlier Monday, the Secret Service reported it had recovered parts of the "quad copter" drone on the White House grounds.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest, speaking with reporters in India, said that "the early indications are" that the device "does not pose any sort of ongoing threat to anybody at the White House."
Soon to be the subject of new federal regulations, drones are also a source of concern for law enforcement throughout the nation, including at the White House.
The Secret Service said that at 3:08 a.m. Monday one of its officers "heard and observed a 'quad copter' device, approximately two feet in diameter, flying at a very low altitude and ultimately crashing on the southeast side of the complex."
A part of the unmanned aircraft, called a "quad" because it is lifted by four propellers, landed in a tree in the southeast corner of the White House grounds, said another government official who also spoke on condition of anonymity because it remains an ongoing probe.
Security officers could be seen on the South Grounds at the White House, searching for parts of the device.
"There was an immediate alert and lockdown of the complex until the device was examined and cleared," the Secret Service said. Officials closed off the perimeter around the White House in the early hours of Monday morning with police and emergency vehicles, many of them clustered around the southeast corner of the grounds.
bbrown2828
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hmm a Dj phantom imagin that.. this just makes me sick. its people that just get online and say I want one of them drones.. which is just a quad but the media blows it out of the water and makes it really what it isnt... people like this is going to ruin our hobby for all us guys that do it right
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WOW!!!....and it was a government official