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N.J. lawmaker calls for limited state of emergency over drones
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(AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, file) </figcaption> </figure> <div class="meta"><div class="coauthor-avatar-container"><div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.mcall.com/author/tribune-news-service/" title="Posts by Tribune News Service" class=" author-name" rel="author">Tribune News Service</a> | Tribune News Service</pre></div><div class="time">UPDATED: <time datetime="2024-12-10 20:29:45">December 10, 2024 at 8:29 PM EST</time></div></div></div></div><div class="article-body"><div class="body-copy"><div class="wp-remixd-voice-wrapper"><script type="text/javascript" id="remixd-audio-player-script" src="https://tags.remixd.com/player/v5/index.js?cb=%%CACHEBUSTER%%" charset="utf-8" async></script></div><p>A series of incidents of <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/03/drones-over-new-jersey-trump-bedminster-golf-course/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">large drones spotted flying over New Jersey</a> in recent weeks, some of them near the President-elect’s golf course in Bedminster, has prompted a call for a limited state of emergency, which could temporarily bar such aircrafts from taking flight.<p><a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/433/senator-bramnick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sen. Jon Bramnick</a>, a Republican <a href="https://bramnickforgovernor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who is running for governor</a>, on Tuesday said that all drones should be banned from airspace over the Garden State — at least until “the public receives an explanation regarding these multiple sightings.”</p><p id="MZLDO2F2XFFWDI675MMYKSRRRI" class="article__paragraph article__paragraph—left">“We got thousands of people worried about drones flying around<a href="https://www.nj.com/union/2024/12/ban-drone-flights-and-declare-state-of-emergency-nj-lawmaker-says.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> and nobody knows why,</a>” he told NJ Advance Media. “Stop all droning, especially drones the size of a Suburban.”</p><p><a href="https://www.faa.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Federal Aviation Administration</a> said it first received reports of unauthorized drone activity on Nov. 18.</p><div class="s2nPlayer k-yDXFiiit" data-type="float" data-s2n-api="dfm_stn_player_script_id_yDXFiiit"></div><script> function dfm_stn_player_script_id_yDXFiiit( getS2NApiForPlayer ) { if( typeof window.MNGAuthentication !== 'undefined' ){ const s2nApi = getS2NApiForPlayer( document.querySelector('.k-yDXFiiit') ); s2nApi.float = ! window.MNGAuthentication.isUserSubscriber(); } }</script><p>Since then, there has been no shortage of reports about “<a href="https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newark/news/fbi-newark-seeks-information-on-drone-sightings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fixed-wing aircrafts</a>” — sometimes in packs as large as eight — hovering over mid- and northern New Jersey. Many of them also appear to be bigger than drones typically used by hobbyists, sparking concern given the sightings near <a href="https://www.trumpnationalbedminster.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump’s National Golf Club</a> in Bedminster and the <a href="https://home.army.mil/picatinny/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Picatinny Arsenal Military</a> Base in Rockaway.</p><p>Earlier this week, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reiterated that the mysterious <a href="https://wp.me/pe82Q8-xGgT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drone clusters do not pose any threat to the public</a>. His comments came after 21 mayors and other elected officials called on him to more proactively address the sightings.</p><script id="f0909c0870814fb4b32d4e68bf37a23e"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=fd839fb9-749e-4129-9db8-df6ebf8d885d&cid=38d5daa3-18ac-4ee1-a905-373c67622f25'; cnx.cmd.push( function() { cnx( { playerId: "fd839fb9-749e-4129-9db8-df6ebf8d885d" } ).render( "f0909c0870814fb4b32d4e68bf37a23e" ); } );</script><p><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/06/drones-over-new-jersey-not-public-threat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Murphy previously said</a> he’d met with members of the federal Department of Homeland Security including Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, state police and members of the Garden State’s congressional delegation to “discuss reported drone activity over parts of North and Central New Jersey.”</p><p>He added: “We are actively <a href="https://x.com/GovMurphy/status/1864717982275965389" target="_blank" rel="noopener">monitoring the situation</a> and in close coordination with our federal and law enforcement partners on this matter.”</p><div class="dfp-ad dfp-cube_article" id="div-gpt-ad-cube_article" style="visibility:hidden"> <div class="htlad-cube_article" data-unit="mcall.com/news/national-news/cube_article" data-targeting=""></div> </div><p><em>©2024 New York Daily News. 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