2 Men Arrested After Drone Operates ‘Dangerously Close’ to Boston’s Airport, Police Say

A third man fled the scene in a ’small vessel,' authorities said.

A Spirit airlines flight takes off from Boston's Logan Airport on Jan. 9, 2023. Brian Snyder/Reuters

Two people were arrested on Saturday evening near Boston’s Logan Airport for what was described as a “hazardous drone operation,” police said, coming amid widespread reports of drones flying over the New Jersey region.

At around 10 p.m. Saturday, Boston police officers arrested 42-year-old Robert Duffy and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik, both of Massachusetts, according to a news release issued Sunday.