The drone landed on the terrace BOLOGNA – A drone landed on the terrace, and he, a college student from Bologna, 24, tried to sell it online for 1. 000 euro (when it is worth 40 times as much). The Postal Police, however, within a month, he tracked down, knocked on his door and retrieved the valuable piece of equipment, denouncing him for the crime appropriation of lost objects. Faces a sentence of up to one year, but the company that owns the drone (forced to make an emergency landing due to a fault) is willing to withdraw the lawsuit.
HISTORY-This is an incredible story that comes from Bologna: the drone, owned by Sky Eye Bologna, was carrying out aerial shots of the city on December 15 last year. The device, however, controlled by a console from the ground, has had a fault in the signal and has been programmed for an emergency landing. And when the crew went to retrieve it (according to the trajectory had to be landed between Via Petroni via de Bibiena), did not find it. Subsequent investigations found that the drone, that morning, had landed on the roof of the young, S. Z. , 24 years old and Bolognese, who lives right in the university area. He did not think twice: from the terrace, took it in and a few days later, he placed an ad on the site "Immediately. it "for resale. Had established a price of 1. 000 euro (the new drone, complete with controls, worth 40. 000) and had accompanied the sale with these explanations: "The drone is almost brand new, the only flaw is that it lacks the remote control: I fell from a height high and broke. "