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NJ Military Base Confirms Multiple Contraband-Smuggling Drone Incursions This Year

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A New Jersey military base said that after numerous drone incursions this year, it has established countermeasures to detect and thwart the aircraft attempting to smuggle illicit items into a federal prison within its perimeter.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which houses FCI Fort Dix prison, confirmed to military blog The War Zone that it’s taken the defensive measures after numerous attempts to sneak drugs and other contraband into the federal penitentiary.

The airspace above the joint base has “standing flight restrictions” in place which prohibit drones or other aircraft from operating without authorization, base spokesperson Kitsana R. Dounglomchan told the outlet.

“We take each case seriously and aggressively coordinate with local law enforcement to ensure the safety and security of our installation. The majority of the drones were intercepted or recovered,” he said. . .

The Garden State has been inundated by unexplained drone sightings over the last month, with thousands of reports received so far, according to law enforcement sources. (Read more from “NJ Military Base Confirms Multiple Contraband-Smuggling Drone Incursions This Year” HERE)

Mayor Says Radioactive Material Missing From Port, Connects It To Drone Mystery

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By Daily Caller. Belleville, New Jersey, Mayor Michael Melham connected a string of mysterious drone sightings to a report of a radioactive shipment that went missing earlier in December.

Melham said the drones have been hovering over critical infrastructure and residential areas in his state for at least four weeks, suggesting that their grid-like flying patterns indicate they are searching for something specific. . .

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) confirmed in an event report Friday that a Ge-68 pin source shipped by New Jersey‘s Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) went missing from the Port of Newark on Dec. 2. Melham said the materials were lost in transit.

“It was a shipment. It arrived at its destination. The container was damaged, and it was empty,” he told the hosts.

The NRC classifies Ge-68, a radioactive isotope of Germanium, as a “Less than Cat 3” material, which the NRC describes as “very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury,” though it can still be hazardous to humans. (Read more from “Mayor Says Radioactive Material Missing From Port, Connects It To Drone Mystery” HERE)

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New Jersey Governor Urges State to ‘Calm Down’ as FBI Looks Into Drone Mystery

By The Guardian. The governor of New Jersey has asked residents of the state plagued with unexplained drone sighting to “calm down” as federal and state authorities warned of pilots of manned aircraft being hit in the eyes by laser pointers aimed from the ground.

The FBI and New Jersey state police said in a statement on X: “There is also a concern with people possibly firing weapons at what they believe to be UAS [unmanned aircraft systems] but could be manned aircraft.”

The law enforcement agencies added that they have been out every night to legally track down drone operators “acting illegally or with nefarious intent” and warned that there could be “dangerous and possibly deadly consequences” if manned aircraft are targeted.

The warnings came as the FBI, US homeland security department, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and defense department issued a statement that said an examination of “the technical data and tips from concerned citizens” concluded “the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and stars mistakenly reported as drones”.

“We have not identified anything anomalous and do not assess the activity to date to present a national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the northeast,” the statement said. (Read more from “New Jersey Governor Urges State to ‘Calm Down’ as FBI Looks Into Drone Mystery” HERE)

No Answers: White House Provides Most Detailed Update Yet on Drone Sightings; Latest on Mysterious Flying Objects in NJ, NY and Elsewhere

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By Newsweek. The White House on Monday put out its most detailed statement yet on a flurry of drone sightings that have been reported across the Northeast in recent weeks.

“We assess that the sightings to date include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and even stars that were mistakenly reported as drones,” John Kirby, the National Security Council spokesperson, told reporters Monday.

“We have not identified anything anomalous or any national security or public safety risk over the civilian airspace in New Jersey or other states in the Northeast,” he added. “The work continues.”

Federal and local officials have been confounded over reports of drone sightings in New Jersey and other parts of the Northeast that started about a month ago. (Read more from “No Answers: White House Provides Most Detailed Update Yet on Drone Sightings” HERE)

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Latest on Mysterious Flying Objects in NJ, NY and Elsewhere

By New York Post. Weeks into the drones-over-New Jersey mystery, the FBI and Homeland Security are finally stepping up to investigate and determine what threat, if any, they might pose.

Garden State residents have reported thousands of drone sightings going back as far as Nov. 18. Despite the eerie flying objects taking to the skies above the Eastern Seaboard nightly ever since — and calls by local and state politicians, and President-elect Donald Trump, to shoot them down — federal authorities have given no explanation about what the drones might be.

Trump on Monday said the “government knows what is happening,” and accused President Biden and the Pentagon of hiding information.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intends to leverage his last week at the helm of the upper chamber to push for legislation to address the uproar over drone sightings in New York and New Jersey.

Schumer announced Monday that he push for a vote on legislation to “give local officials greater authority to swiftly respond to these sightings.”

“The reports of the past few weeks have ignited immense anxiety and confusion for millions of people living across the Northeast,” Schumer said in a Senate floor speech Monday. “Thankfully, there is no reason to believe these drone sightings pose a national security threat.” (Read more from “Latest on Mysterious Flying Objects in NJ, NY and Elsewhere” HERE)

Security Experts Share Startling Theory About Who May Be Behind NJ Drones

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The mysterious drones that have been tormenting New Jersey residents for weeks could be part of a top-secret government program, security experts told The Post Tuesday — as lawmakers push for answers over the troubling sightings. . .

But several experts said the US government might be behind the unsettling flights — which could be part of a super-secret military program meant to test new hardware before it hits the battlefield.

“My first guess is these are potentially government programs kept within what’s known as a ‘Special Access Program,’ which is purposely put together to keep even the most cleared people out — it truly is to keep it secret,” said Clint Emerson, a retired Navy SEAL and owner of security company Escape the Wolf.

“That’s why the government’s like, ‘We don’t know.’ They’re being truthful,” he said, adding that the circle could be as small as a dozen officials. “They don’t even know the program exists.”

Emerson said it’s impossible to know what the drones might be doing — but he suspects the secret is the technology they’re carrying, not the devices themselves. (Read more from “Security Experts Share Startling Theory About Who May Be Behind NJ Drones” HERE)

You Will Never Guess What This Senate Hopeful Blamed for East Coast Earthquake

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A candidate running for Senate in New Jersey attributed Friday’s east coast earthquake to climate change.

Christina Khalil, who is running for a Senate seat in New Jersey as a member of the Green Party, blamed the “climate crisis” for the unusual magnitude 4.8 earthquake that struck her state and several others bordering it on Friday. Khalil is hoping to take the seat currently occupied by longtime Democratic New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, who now faces numerous charges related to alleged bribery schemes involving Qatar and Egypt. . .

While Khalil suggests that climate change is responsible for the tremor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rejects that there is any connection between climate conditions and seismic activity.

“With the advent of seismology — the study of earthquakes — we now know that most quakes are caused by tectonic processes — forces within the solid Earth that drive changes in the structure of Earth’s crust, primarily the rupture of underground rock masses along faults,” according to Alan Buis of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “We also know that most earthquakes occur far beneath Earth’s surface, well beyond the influence of surface temperatures and conditions. Finally, we know the statistical distribution of earthquakes is approximately equal across all types of weather conditions. Myth busted.” (Read more from “You Will Never Guess What This Senate Hopeful Blamed for East Coast Earthquake” HERE)

City Council Approves Voting Rights for Minors

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The Newark City Council in New Jersey has unanimously voted to grant voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds in school board elections. The measure, championed by Council President LaMonica McIver, aims to provide representation to minors who, according to McIver, deserve a say in the democratic process.

“We support expanding our democracy and giving our young people the right to vote,” stated McIver after the successful vote.

The decision is based on the premise that 16- and 17-year-olds, who may assume responsibilities like driving, paying taxes, and working, should also have a voice in civic activities. This includes contributing to political campaigns, volunteering, attending political rallies, and participating in the electoral process.

Amidst divided opinions during public discussions, Councilman Lawrence Crump highlighted the maturity of today’s youth, stating that minors are “much more mature, much more advanced” than previous generations.

Councilman Dupre Kelly emphasized the significance of involving young people in building a healthy democracy, stating, “If you don’t utilize young people to help you build it, they will be the ones to tear it down.”

While the majority of the council expressed support for the measure, Councilman Carlos Gonzalez voiced reservations about potential implications, including the possibility of minors running for election. He questioned the arbitrariness of the age limit and expressed concern about a potential slippery slope.

Governor Phil Murphy applauded the decision during his State of the State address, urging the state legislature to pass similar legislation for all local school board elections. Murphy credited the advocacy for minor voting rights to young activists Anjali Krishnamurti and Yenjay Hu, co-founders of Vote16NJ, a state initiative of the national campaign Vote16USA.

The move to grant voting rights to minors is part of a larger national initiative supported by organizations like Generation Citizen, a progressive nonprofit funded by foundations such as the Ford Foundation, Bezos Family Foundation, the Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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Multiple School Districts Scrap ‘Nonsense’ Transgender Policies

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Two New Jersey school districts voted to get rid of their state-recommended transgender school policies last week.

The board for the Franklin Lakes School District about 20 miles east of New York City voted 5-4 on Thursday to scrap its adoption of a transgender school policy recommended by the state.

Just a few miles away and on the same day, the Westwood Regional School Board voted 5-2 to toss the state’s transgender guidance as well.

The state’s version of the transgender policy states that school staff should keep a student’s new gender identity hidden from their parents unless the student gives permission or if there is a risk to the student’s health and safety. The policy also says trans-identifying students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and play on the sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. (Read more from “Multiple School Districts Scrap ‘Nonsense’ Transgender Policies” HERE)

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State Secretly Retaining Blood From Newborns

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A lawsuit has been filed by the Institute for Justice over a New Jersey state program that has been obtaining, and secretly retaining, blood from newborns.

The IJ explained it is representing a number of parents in the case.

It’s because right now, “The state can currently use the DNA from the blood samples for any reason, without informed consent from parents.”

The case charges that state law in New Jersey demands that when babies are born, blood be taken and tested for various diseases, similar to other states.

“But, after the testing is over, New Jersey’s Department of Health keeps the leftover blood for 23 years. The state does not ask parents for their consent to keep their babies’ blood, failing to even inform parents that it will hold on to the residual blood. The only way parents could learn about such retention is by proactively looking it up on one of the third-party websites listed on the bottom of the card they’re given after the blood draw. (Read more from “State Secretly Retaining Blood From Newborns” HERE)

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‘His Heart Just Stopped’: Family Mourns Rookie Officer Who Died Suddenly While Exercising (VIDEO)

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A family and a New Jersey community are grieving the loss of a young policeman who died of cardiac arrest on July 23.

Twenty-three-year-old Sam Irvin collapsed as he ran sprints outside at his fiancé’s family’s farm in Columbus, Fox 29 reported Thursday, noting he had an enlarged heart, which was revealed in the autopsy.

“His heart just stopped, and they said it happened within seconds, so he didn’t feel pain,” his fiancé, Mackenzie Santucci, explained, adding it was an extremely traumatic day.

On July 25, the Mansfield Township Police Department announced the tragic loss, noting, “Sam was not only a colleague, he was a brother and a friend.”

“It is difficult to write this because we are all at a loss for words. We are trying our hardest to honor him in the best way we can, but nothing we do will amount to the Man, Expectant Father, Fiancé, Brother, Son, and Friend that Samuel Irvin was,” the department said. (Read more from “‘His Heart Just Stopped’: Family Mourns Rookie Officer Who Died Suddenly While Exercising (VIDEO)” HERE)

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Female Inmate Details Alleged Assault From Trans-Identified Male Transfer

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A New Jersey woman incarcerated at a state women’s correctional facility alleges a male transfer who identifies as female assaulted her after several instances of sexual harassment.

Shakira Reed, an inmate at New Jersey’s Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, told Reduxx in an exclusive report that a trans-identifying male named Jermain Gibson allegedly repeatedly punched Reed in the head, resulting in a broken nose and two black eyes in a scene that witnesses described left “blood everywhere.”

“I was attacked because I didn’t want to have sex with him,” Reed told Reduxx.

Prison authorities transferred Reed to Hunterdon Medical Center, where she received medical care before returning to the correctional facility’s on-site hospital unit. Following the assault, authorities punished both Gibson and Reed in holding cells in a 90-day “lockup” away from other inmates.

Reed said the assault occurred after weeks of sexual harassment from Gibson, including the inmate exposing himself to her as she walked past his cell. She reported the incident to authorities but said Gibson was not punished. (Read more from “Female Inmate Details Alleged Assault From Trans-Identified Male Transfer” HERE)

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