Even as drones with wingspans up to eight feet were sighted by law enforcement officials, Washington brushed them off
New Jersey held the highest number of credible sightings, including several near two military bases and President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster home.
Yet even as drones with wingspans up to eight feet wide were sighted by law enforcement officials, Washington brushed them off, saying they had no evidence of “nefarious” activity.
Sheriff Michael Mastronardy of Ocean County, New Jersey (which includes the Lakewood area), received reports from officers under his command about drones and sent some of his department’s own unmanned aircraft to track them. But as they approached, the drones went dark and could no longer be followed.
In one highly publicized incident, a police officer on Ocean County’s Long Beach Island spotted some 50 drones flying in from over the water.
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