(NewsNation) — Shaun Golden, the sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey, wants feds to get to the bottom of recent mysterious drone activity in his state.
Local officials, including Golden, are urging Gov. Phil Murphy to declare a state of emergency.
“We continue to urge our governor to press the federal government to put more … resources out here,” Golden said Thursday on “Dan Abrams Live.” “The only way we’re going to solve this is by the federal government coming in here and doing full investigations as to what these things are, how their movements are made.”
The Pentagon insists the drones do not represent a threat from abroad.
Federal investigation into New Jersey drones
The Pentagon says it currently does not appear that a foreign enemy is behind the mysterious drones in the New Jersey sky.
U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., claimed the drones are being launched by an Iranian “mothership,” but Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said during a briefing there is “not any truth to that.”
With the investigation ongoing, the sheriff in Monmouth County, New Jersey, has called for the governor to declare a state of emergency and to issue an executive order banning nighttime use of recreational drones.
NewsNation’s Tom Palmer contributed to this report.
