New Jersey Governor Requests More Federal Resources for Drone Investigation

The New Jersey State Police have been taking drone reports since November, but information about the aircraft has been sparse.
New Jersey Governor Requests More Federal Resources for Drone Investigation
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy walks to his seat before the start of a meeting between President Joe Biden and governors in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 10, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called for more federal resources on Thursday to investigate the recent flurry of “unmanned aircraft systems” (UAS) flying over “the most dangerous two miles in America.”

State laws restrict law enforcement’s ability to respond, which is why additional federal help is needed, he wrote in a post on X on Friday, with a letter to President Joe Biden attached.