Rebecca Weiner, NYPD Deputy Commissioner of counterterrorism and intelligence, told reporters at an unrelated briefing that despite drone mania taking hold in New York and New Jersey over the past month, the perceived surge in sightings may be attributable to the power of suggestion.

He’s smart, well-spoken, part of the MAGA movement.” The Duke and Duchess of Sussex included their kids front and center in this year’s holiday card Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas offered a possible explanation for the recent uptick of drone encounters along the Eastern Seaboard—particularly in the skies above New Jersey—which have prompted concern among residents and lawmakers.

The New York Police Department recovered a drone that is said to have been abandoned in the Brooklyn Naval Yard.