Man who flew drone over police station initially detained over suspected 'terrorist offences'

Officers attended the incident to the rear of the station on Ventnor Way on the morning of March 8, following reports of a man behaving suspiciously by flying the camera-fitted device.

A 30-minute video of the incident was then posted on social media.

It shows the man with the drone being approached by an officer and quizzed about he was doing before being ordered to bring the drone down.

As it lands, the man is then put in handcuffs and told he is being detained.

When quizzed about why he is filming, he tells the officer he is making a film about the police working.

In a second video he posted online later that day, the man says he was eventually arrested for breach of the peace and taken to Normanton Police Station, but was not interviewed or charged and released later the same day.

A spokesman for the police said: "Police are trained to show professional curiosity when suspicious behaviour occurs, particularly outside sensitive locations such as police stations.

"We can confirm that the incident is being considered by the West Yorkshire Police Professional Standards Directorate and we cannot comment further at this time."