{"id":210099,"date":"2026-02-04T17:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/camden-county-police-drone-fleet-sparks-nj-privacy-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T23:10:09","slug":"camden-county-police-drone-fleet-sparks-nj-privacy-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/camden-county-police-drone-fleet-sparks-nj-privacy-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Camden County police drone fleet sparks NJ privacy debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Camden County police drone fleet sparks NJ privacy debate<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/nj1015.com\/camden-police-drone-issues\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-04 17:49:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd34\u00a0Camden County police have deployed the region’s largest drone fleet<\/h3>\n

\ud83d\udd34 They’re funded by $430,000 in private donations from power brokers<\/h3>\n

\ud83d\udd34\u00a0The ACLU is sounding the alarm, warning\u00a0drones\u00a0could lead to unconstitutional spying<\/h3>\n

Memories from the\u00a0New Jersey drone hysteria\u00a0are still fresh,\u00a0and now\u00a0South Jersey residents are again looking up to see quadcopters flying overhead.<\/p>\n

This time, though, the drones are definitely not aliens, commercial planes, the Pentagon, a foreign adversary, or\u00a0searching<\/span>\u00a0for radioactive materials.<\/p>\n

And unlike the December 2024 reports, these drones aren’t as large as SUVs.\u00a0They’re as large as any remotely piloted aircraft\u00a0available to the public,\u00a0which are usually\u00a0less than\u00a016 inches wide.<\/p>\n

Officials show off the drone operations center at Camden County police headquarters on Jan. 6, 2026. (CamdenCountyNJ via Flickr)<\/span><\/p>\n

Officials show off the drone operations center at Camden County police headquarters on Jan. 6, 2026. (CamdenCountyNJ via Flickr)<\/p>\n

Camden County police expand drone fleet with private funding<\/h2>\n

At least two of the new drones hovering over the streets in Camden County have been paid for by Democratic power broker George Norcross and\u00a0NFI trucking CEO Sid Brown. Each donated $215,000. It comes as the Paterson Police Department, under the oversight of the Attorney General’s Office, expands its drone fleet.<\/p>\n

They add to the new Camden County Police Department drone fleet, which is now nine units strong. It’s the largest drone fleet of its kind in South Jersey \u2014 a brag for local officials, but a major concern for privacy experts and locals.<\/p>\n

Camden County officials accept $430,000 in private donations for new drones. (CamdenCountyNJ via Flickr)<\/span><\/p>\n

Camden County officials accept $430,000 in private donations for new drones. (CamdenCountyNJ via Flickr)<\/p>\n

As of last month, the Camden County police had 10 trained drone pilots. Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said these drones can be used to track ATVs on city streets and stolen…<\/p>\n

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