{"id":753719,"date":"2026-06-22T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/753719\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:33:13","slug":"toronto-police-charge-another-drone-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/753719\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto police charge another drone operator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto police say they have intercepted <a href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/06\/16\/drones-banned-over-world-cup-training-sites-in-toronto-vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">14 unauthorized drones since the FIFA World Cup kicked off in the city<\/a>, warning operators that strict no\u2011fly rules remain actively enforced around stadiums, fan zones, and major gathering points.<\/p>\n<p>The updated figures were confirmed to CityNews on Monday, clarifying that all intercepted drones were flown over or near FIFA\u2011designated areas downtown, including the FIFA Fan Festival Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent incident occurred on June 21, when officers detected a drone flying over the Fan Festival site. Police say the operator was charged under Canadian Aviation Regulations, bringing the total number of people charged since June 10 to 14.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Toronto police reiterated their zero\u2011tolerance approach:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrones are not\u202fpermitted\u202fabove or around Centennial Park \u2014 no exceptions.\u202fDetection tech is in place, and penalties apply. Let\u2019s\u202fkeep the skies clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say they will continue to monitor the skies throughout the tournament and lay charges where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n<p>Add CityNews Toronto as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=toronto.citynews.ca\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"add-trusted-source-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google-trusted-badge.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"198\" height=\"63\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toronto police say they have intercepted 14 unauthorized drones since the FIFA World Cup kicked off in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":753720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-753719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/753720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}