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Area Man Arrested After Hitting NYPD Officer With Drone During Funeral Area Man Arrested After Hitting NYPD Officer With Drone During Funeral
Area Man Arrested After Hitting Nypd Officer With Drone During Funeral A 36-year-old man was arrested during a rebbe's funeral in Brooklyn after his drone hit an NYPD officer injuring her face. Yehiel Rosenfeld of Monsey in Rockland County was arrested Tuesday, April 2, after a drone he was using to film large crowds who turned out to mourn the death of Yisroel Avrohom Portugal,  the rebbe of the Skulen Hasidic dynasty in Brooklyn, hit the officer, said the NYPD. The incident took place around 1:50 p.m. when officers responded to calls of an injured officer on the funeral route, said the NYPD. The incident took place in the vicinity of 54t…

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