Angry parents alerted police after spotting a small drone hovering over homes and following their children home from school . Grandmother Patricia Bailey-Ruiz , of Alaska , said she spotted the drone flying above her while she was standing in the driveway with her granddaughter , two , on Tuesday . After other parents and school children also mentioned seeing the drone , Bailey alerted police , who told the parents the man operating the drone is not breaking any laws . Parents were angry after a drone was seen hovering near their homes and following complaints from their children that it followed them home from school ( above file photo of the DJI Inspire Quadcopter drone ) Anchorage police said the man told them he was flying his $ 3,400 DJI Inspire Quadcopter drone as practice for an impending business venture , according to Alaska Dispatch News . The man , who has not been identified , denied claims that he followed children or flew low enough to peer into people 's homes with the drone 's camera . He also said other drones operate in the area . When they responded to complaints , police told the man to respect other people 's privacy and to stop flying the drone near the school , Eagle River Elementary , and also near the children . As he formerly flew drones for the military and was curious about the capabilities of civilian models , the drone operator said he would not fly the drone when children were returning home from school . 'There is no state or local law for the misuse of drones , ' said Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Anita Shell . 'Can we prove anything illegal has been done ? No . ' Bailey-Ruiz , who lives close the school , said she was outside with her grandchildren earlier this week around 3.30pm when the drone flew down in close proximity . She said : 'It came right down to us at the height of the light poles and just hovered there . And it was making a clicking noise and it was shifting around in the sky . ' The grandmother said she decided to take action after speaking to a child headed home from school who said the drone followed kids , and had been out for a few days . Authorities told the parents that the law prohibits them from shooting at the drones but that throwing rocks and firing slingshots were within their rights , according to KTUU . The man , who was concerned about residents damaging his drone , was advised to avoid flying it over people 's property to protect it from potential risks of damage . The man , who has not been identified , denied claims that he followed children with his drone and said he used to fly the device for the military ( above Eagle River Elementary School ) He was not charged or arrested following the incident . 'He was n't committing a crime , ' said Shell . 'There was n't anything we could do but advise him of the neighbors ' concerns about following children home or flying near windows . ' Since the operator was warned , parents said when they saw the drone on Wednesday , it was not following students and was high up above the school . Shell said there has not been any complaints regarding him and his drone . The Federal Aviation Administration has estimated that there could be at least 7,500 civilian drone users in the next four years . While drone operation is banned for commercial purposes , there are few regulations for private drone use . However , current guidelines advise operators to fly the devices at a safe height away from crowds and airports . As for state regulations , operators are only banned from using drones for hunting or to locate animals while preparing for a hunt . The FAA is conducting an investigation into the incident in Eagle River , and are also working on rules for civilian drone use .
Grandmother Quadcopter , of Alaska , first spotted the drone flying above her home while standing in the driveway on Tuesday . Students from Eagle River Elementary School said drone was following them and had been out for a few days . Drone operator , a man who has not been identified , denied following students with his $ 3,400 DJI Inspire Patricia Bailey-Ruiz device .