Mayorkas says government doesn't have authority to shoot down drones
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday said the government doesn't have the authority to shoot down drones and believes reports of some sightings are cases of mistaken identity.
Mayorkas appeared on CNN when he was asked about why the federal government doesn't take down one of the many drones that have been spotted across multiple states in recent weeks.
“Our authorities are very limited,” Mayorkas told CNN host Wolf Blitzer, citing missions involving unmanned aircraft conducted by various federal agencies. "We have various authorities that are discreet to their particular missions. We can't just shoot a drone out of the sky."
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"Why don't we know? I wish I could tell you exactly why we don't have an answer for you here in the afternoon on the 13th of December," Kirby said. "But I can tell you that we are working on it very, very hard to know, because we want to answer those questions the same as those folks in New Jersey want answers to them."
Kirby disclosed that there was an inter-agency conversation Friday morning about the topic.
"We have now decided to employ some additional technology to New Jersey and some additional personnel to try to get a better sense of what these things are," he said.
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New York State Police received ‘numerous’ reports of drone sightings in past 24 hours
The New York State Police on Friday said it has received “numerous” reports of drone sightings over the past 24 hours.
The agency said it was investigating each report and was sharing information with federal and local law enforcement.
“We have no evidence at this point that any of the reported sightings post a security threat,” a state police statement said.
In Yonkers, north of New York City, Mayor Mike Spano said his office fielded calls from residents about drone sightings in the area. The city has been in touch with Gov. Kathy Hochul's office, he said.
Drones spotted in Pennsylvania as sightings continue
More drone sightings were reported in Pennsylvania on Thursday.
The Monroe County Office of Emergency Management said it was aware of the sightings.
“Please report any drone sightings in Monroe County, PA, by calling 911,” the agency said in a Facebook post. “Report the size, shape and color or any lights visible on the drones and the location of the drone sightings.”
Multiple reports of the sightings were also being called into authorities in Lehigh and Northampton counties, according to emergency radio dispatches, The Morning Call reported.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky told the newspaper that authorities received four calls in the southeast area of the state from people reporting seeing drones in the sky. None indicated any immediate threat to the public, he said.
“We’re in touch with our local and federal partners, and will continue to monitor the situation,” Branosky said.
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Connecticut State Police probing drone sightings across state
The Connecticut State Police are investigating drone sightings spotted across the state in recent days.
The state’s emergency services unit has deployed a drone detection system in response, the state police told Fox News Digital.
“We are aware of suspicious drone activity occurring in various areas of the state. The Emergency Services Unit has deployed a drone detection system to assist with these investigations, which is presently set up in the Groton/New London area,” a police statement said.
Authorities have been monitoring all drone flights in the area and “will continue to report all suspicious flights to our both Federal and local partners in law enforcement,” police said.
3 comments:
An anonymous source suggested that they maybe radiation sniffers looking for dirty bomb materials. Hence the focus on maybe one area and moving outward from there. There is logic to that possibility. Lack of concern by federal government of drones because they are federal. Keeping a lid on what they are be employed to do to not cause panic. The idea that they are alien is preposterous as anything that can transverse galactic space would be likely much more sophisticated. Hopefully if they are searching for radiation that their information for doing so is found to be bogus.
They are a false flag designed to create fear and confusion, it is working. Deception is a weapon of evil.
Agree with both of the above
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