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'person Of Interest' Interviewed In White House Drone Crash by Titilayodeji13(m): 6:47pm On Jan 26, 2015 |
Washington (CNN)—The U.S. Secret Service is interviewing a "person of interest" after a drone crashed on the White House grounds early Monday morning as part of its investigation into the incident, a law enforcement official said. The Secret Service locked down the White House shortly after 3 a.m. after an officer on the south grounds of the White House spotted the drone, described as a two-foot wide "quad copter," flying above the White House grounds before crashing on the southeast side of the complex. The officer saw the drone flying at a very low altitude. "An investigation is underway to determine the origin of this commercially available device, motive, and to identify suspects. As additional information becomes available we will update our statement," Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said. The law enforcement official said it appears the drone was "for recreational use." The official could not confirm whether the person came in voluntarily. A Secret Service official said the owner of the drone called in after seeing reports of the drone on the news, though it's not clear the two sources were referring to the same individual. The Secret Service was sweeping the White House grounds on Monday morning looking for anything else that might be on the ground. President Barack Obama and the first lady are both away, traveling in India. RELATED: No, you can't fly drones over the White House Flying drones is illegal in the District of Columbia, but that hasn't always kept them out of the capital's skies. The Secret Service previously detained an individual operating a quadcopter drone on July 3 in President's Park, just a block from the South Lawn of the White House, according to a report filed with the Federal Aviation Administration. Another person was detained by the U.S. Capitol Police for flying a drone on the Capitol Hill grounds. And in October, a drone was spotted above D.C.'s Bolling Air Force Base. A surge in interest in drones and how they should be regulated even brought one to Capitol Hill -- inside a committee room, no less. Congressmen watched in awe as robotics company executive flew a drone inside the committee room during a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on integrating commercial drones. Drone flies inside Congressional hearing 00:42 The drone even crashed in the committee room, though it did recover. The Secret Service patrolling the grounds of the White House has been in the national spotlight for the past year ever since a man managed to hop the fence and get inside the White House itself through an unlocked door. The incident led to the resignation of the Secret Service's director and reassignment of other top level officials. An independent report commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security said in its executive summary said the department was stretched "beyond its limits" late last year. www.edition.cnn.com/2015/01/26/politics/white-house-device-secret-service index.html?sr=fb012615whitehouse1230pVODtopLink |
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