Sightings2020

Sussex Police pay couple wrongly arrested over Gatwick drones

When: Jun 2020
Where: Gatwick Airport, England
Sources: 1 public source

Gatwick Airport, where the December 2018 drone hunt took place Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Paul Gait and Elaine Kirk, held for about 36 hours in December 2018 during the Gatwick drone hunt and never charged, sued Sussex Police for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment and were paid 200,000 pounds in compensation and legal costs.

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PressCouple wrongly arrested over Gatwick Airport drone debacle score 200k payout from cops (opens in a new tab)The Register / 2020-06-15

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This reports on Drone sightings shut Gatwick Airport; Army called in (19 Dec 2018).

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