Sheriff calls for state of emergency over New Jersey drone sightings

Shaun Golden, the sheriff of Monmouth County, N.J., wants feds to get to the bottom of recent mysterious drone activity in his state.

Local officials, including Golden, are urging Gov. Phil Murphy (D) 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 NewsNation’s “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,” he added.

The White House insist that the drones do not represent a threat. The Pentagon also said it currently does not appear that a foreign enemy is behind the mysterious drones in the New Jersey sky.

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, Golden has called for the governor to declare a state of emergency and to issue an executive order banning nighttime use of recreational drones.

Tom Palmer contributed to this report.

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