Homeland security officials meet with lawmakers about mysterious drone flights in New Jersey
Source: AP
Homeland security officials meet with lawmakers about mysterious drone flights in New Jersey
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
Updated 1:47 PM EST, December 11, 2024
Homeland security officials in New Jersey huddled with state and local lawmakers Wednesday to discuss the recent spate of drone sightings throughout the state.
Dozens of mysterious nighttime flights started last month and have raised growing concern among residents and officials. Part of the worry stems from the flying objects initially being spotted near the Picatinny Arsenal, a U.S. military research and manufacturing facility; and over President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster. Drones are legal in New Jersey for recreational and commercial use, but they are subject to local and Federal Aviation Administration regulations and flight restrictions. Operators must be FAA certified.
Most, but not all, of the drones spotted in New Jersey were larger than those typically used by hobbyists.
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Gov. Phil Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that the drones don’t appear to threaten public safety. The FBI has been investigating and has asked residents to share any videos, photos or other information they may have.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-drones-new-jersey-a978470fa3bb07ed3e98c5b7c18f0abb
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The NJ State Police maintains a small fleet of helicopters. Trenton also gives residents of the Garden State mechanisms to report suspicious drones.
Why these well-paid elite flying gumshoes haven't figured this out beats me.
Photo: courtesy Patch.com
Photo: courtesy of policemag.com
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/sqd/New-Jersey-State-Police/cn
https://www.nj.gov/njsp/division/homeland-security/special-operations.shtml
https://www.njohsp.gov/threat-landscape/drones-and-unmanned-aircraft-systems
About these unidentified drones over the skies of the Garden State, we keep witnessing a kabuki theater about their origins and intentions. If there is a genuine threat to the Homeland or the President-elect, those drones would have been blasted out of the sky. Americans by nature have grown to be, shall we say, "trigger happy."
As I wrote earlier, NJSP maintains a helicopter fleet that can probably reach every area of NJ within half an hour to interrogate the situation.
I don’t want to have large pieces of shrapnel falling on people’s heads.
The NJSP are not military, but civilian, and can assess the situation and take photos or follow the drones to their point of origin.
BTW: Years ago we used to call the NJ State Police "Triangle Heads" because of the insignia on their hats.
Here's a shout out to my old Triangle Head friends who have since retired: "Howdy!"
Photo Credit to J J Mulligan
https://wskg.org/history/2017-04-14/the-gray-riders
Years ago I was pulled over by a "Gray Rider" for allegedly speeding. As I handed the State Trooper my documents, I did a double take when I saw his uniform up close.
"Why, your tie-- it, it's purple," I observed dumbstruck.
"Yeah, so?"
"Purple is part of your mufti?"
"Yeah! Why?"
"Oh, ah, er, nothing, Trooper."
The slightly-miffed Gray Rider returned with my docs and a speeding ticket.
One hour later we ended up at the same late night gas station island filling up our cars and we both started laughing.
Purple tie prominently displayed below:
The paramilitaries of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) were called "Black and Tans" because of the re-dyed post-WWI uniforms they were issued:
Personally, I prefer these uniforms:
