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Cops ID Culprit Behind Bogus Bomb Threats To Police Departments Across Bergen County Cops ID Culprit Behind Bogus Bomb Threats To Police Departments Across Bergen County
Cops ID Culprit Behind Bogus Bomb Threats To Police Departments Across Bergen County A 26-year-old Fair Lawn man is facing charges for calling and emailing false threats to law enforcement agencies across Bergen County, authorities announced Clyde Johnson has been charged with false public alarm in the series of anonymous calls and emails to Franklin Lakes, Paramus, Wyckoff, Maywood, Fair Lawn, Fort Lee, and Bergenfield police departments, as well as local businesses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Each time, Johnson reported "an individual armed with a deadly weapon or explosive" Musella said. An investigation helmed by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Off…

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by Cecilia Levine
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5 Hours Later: Cliffside Park Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Bogus 5 Hours Later: Cliffside Park Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Bogus
5 Hours Later: Cliffside Park Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Bogus A bomb threat made in Cliffside Park turned out to be bogus after a sweep of the area revealed "no public concern," the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said. The threat was reported on the 500 block of Anderson Avenue at approximately 12:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, bringing the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad and Counterterrorism Unit to the scene. After nearly five hours, residents were given the all-clear to return to the area.

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by Cecilia Levine