Murphy Skipped Drone Meeting and Is Talking Nonsense
On Friday's broadcast of MSNBC's “The Chris Jansing Report” in Belleville, N.J., Mayor Michael Melham criticized New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) for missing a meeting regarding drone sightings over the state. At the same time, he also said: Drones are federal property, and it makes no sense for Murphy to say, “I don't know […]
Drone should be shot down, examined by feds, said reps
New Jersey lawmakers wanted drones and still want them. Rep. Chris Smith may get an answer as he calls on the Department of Defense to shoot down one of the nearly 1,000 drones seen over the Garden State since Nov. 19. . Rep. Chris Smith asked, “Why can't we bag at least one drone and […]
Pentagon should assume drone ‘invasion’ is ‘not friendly,’ NJ lawmaker says: ‘Wake up!’
For almost a month, Americans in the Northeast have been spotting what appears to be a drone flying over U.S. airspace, but there has been no final word from the federal government. The White House has responded with some information, but one New Jersey lawmaker is calling on the federal government to “wake up” and […]
Nearly 1K drone sightings reported in NJ in less than a month
Nearly 1,000 drone sightings have been reported in New Jersey in less than a month, according to data collected by the state Office of Emergency Management. The analysis found that 964 sightings of unmanned aircraft systems were reported between November 19 and December 13, with the majority (243) in rural Hunterdon County. There were 193 […]
We Got Briefed There Were Drone Sightings Over Arsenal in New Jersey
On NewsNation's “Cuomo” broadcast Friday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, said, “I have no objection to drones flying over or near military installations. I have no doubts or objections.” “We acknowledge that there have been numerous drone sightings, particularly visual sightings over Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey,” he […]
State Told Us to Call Bomb Squad, Wear HAZMAT if Drone Is Downed, Like It’s an Attack
On Friday's broadcast of FOX News Channel's “Faulkner Focus” in Belleville, N.J., Mayor Michael Melham said the same day New Jersey issued guidance to “immediately call in a bomb squad” if a drone is shot down. He said he went. The county, and secondly, our fire department, have been instructed to be sure to wear […]
NJ county sheriff sends own drone up to follow mystery flying objects
A fed up New Jersey sheriff said he tried to track mysterious drones swarming over his county, but the drones “easily” evaded his efforts. The Ocean County Sheriff's Office on Thursday put its own “industrial” drone in the air to track one of 50 unmanned aerial vehicles that local officers saw “coming out of the […]
Live coverage: Anxiety about East Coast drone sightings intensifies; Trump to attend Army-Navy matchup
President-elect Trump will head to Maryland on Saturday afternoon with political allies to watch a rivalry football game between Army and Navy, amid growing public concern over drones spotted on the East Coast. After reports of mysterious drones sighted in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania throughout this week, lawmakers, state and local officials are […]
Johnson briefed on drone sightings; Pelosi injured in Luxembourg
Lawmakers in New Jersey and beyond became increasingly concerned Friday about drones regularly being sighted over the state, and officials called on federal agencies for answers and more transparency. It's been 10 days since the FBI office in Newark released information about a “possible drone” sighting. On Thursday, Monmouth County Sheriff Sean Golden asked the […]
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas downplays drone sightings, says the feds ‘can’t shoot’ them down
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas downplayed a spate of drone sightings in the tri-state region, stressing that the federal government cannot simply “shoot down” drones as some lawmakers urge it to do so. . Mayorkas appeared on CNN on Friday night and claimed that many people are just looking at drones that can be purchased […]