The Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead, New York now has the ability to detect unauthorized UAV’s that approach and/or breach its secured perimeter. This first-in-the U.S. technology initiative has been implemented and is operated by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. This solution was designed to prevent the smuggling of mobile phones, drugs, weapons and other contraband into the jail. Throughout this project - from the vision, putting together the right team, technical requirements, negotiations, design, implementation and testing - there were many challenges to overcome. We’ll discuss this project from start to finish, other solutions available today as well new bleeding edge technologies that all aim to combat Criminal Drone Operators.