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(Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight (Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight
(Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight Update: The call to New Jersey officials that forced a Newark-bound flight to return to Boston was a hoax, Massachusetts State Police said on Monday. The man removed from the flight posed no threat to the plane's safety, never made threats, and is now cooperating with police. Investigators said they will now turn their focus to finding the person who made the fake-threat call to New Jersey police. Original: A plane headed to Newark Airport over the weekend was forced to turn around after authorities received a tip that a passenger had made threats of violence. Delta Airlines fli…

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by Josh Lanier
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Sheriff Has Hilarious Response To Capture Of NJ Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Him (VIDEO) Sheriff Has Hilarious Response To Capture Of NJ Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Him (VIDEO)
Sheriff Has Hilarious Response To Capture Of NJ Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Him (Video) A Florida sheriff threatened with death in his fight against anti-Semitism got the last laugh when the 38-year-old suspect was captured by authorities in his mom's New Jersey living room — and it was all caught on bodycam footage. The 25-minute video shows the arrest of Richard Golden, in Monmouth Junction, who had been wanted by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office in Florida for threatening to shoot Volusia Sheriff Mike J. Chitwood in the head, South Brunswick police said. Golden, charged with making a written threat to kill or cause injury, posted the threat in a 4chan chat on Feb. 2…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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'Blow Up The House': Tenant Facing Eviction Dies In Jersey Shore House Fire, Police Say 'Blow Up The House': Tenant Facing Eviction Dies In Jersey Shore House Fire, Police Say
'Blow Up The House': Tenant Facing Eviction Dies In Jersey Shore House Fire, Police Say A tenant facing eviction who threatened to "blow up the house" died in a fire that engulfed her Monmouth County home Wednesday, March 1, authorities said. The Cedar Court in Roosevelt Borough resident had been served an eviction notice, but was refusing to leave when she made the threat, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry. NJ | Roosevelt | 3-alarm structure fire | #watch #live #aerials on https://t.co/sAhpPh3gSW Source: https://t.co/77XDXI8RYd pic.twitter.com/AwJPYrtibC — EmergencyStream (@EmergencyStream) March 1, 2023 At approximately 11:10 am, troopers saw smoke …

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by Jon Craig
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'BLOOD BATH': Out-Of-State Man Who Threatened NJ Executive Over Stocks Sent To Federal Prison 'BLOOD BATH': Out-Of-State Man Who Threatened NJ Executive Over Stocks Sent To Federal Prison
'Blood Bath': Out-Of-State Man Who Threatened NJ Executive Over Stocks Sent To Federal Prison An out-of-state man who threatened an executive officer at a New Jersey-based company where he used to work must spend the next 14 months in federal prison. Alan Wallace, 59, of Cumming, GA, had worked at a company facility in Georgia for nearly 18 years before he was involuntarily terminated in 2017, a complaint on file in U.S. District Court in Newark says. He began by sending an anonymous violent threat in January 2021 detailing how the family of the executive who worked at the New Jersey headquarters would pay if the publicly-traded company's stock prices didn't increase over the next m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Unfounded Threat Clears Ridgewood Private School Unfounded Threat Clears Ridgewood Private School
Unfounded Threat Clears Ridgewood Private School A private school in Ridgewood was evacuated following what police said was an unfounded threat. The unspecified threat came in via email to The Holmstead School, a non-profit extended-year middle/high school on Hope Street, on Monday, Sept. 12, Capt. Forest Lyons said. Two Bergen County sheriff's dogs were brought in, along with a member of the sheriff's Bomb Squad, to help village police completely search the building, the captain said. Nothing of note was found and everyone was allowed to return about an hour later, Lyons said. Ridgewood police are investigating. Boyd A. Loving took th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Threat Called Into Morris County High School Under Investigation, Police Say Threat Called Into Morris County High School Under Investigation, Police Say
Threat Called Into Morris County High School Under Investigation, Police Say A threat was called into a Morris County high school, according to police who are investigating alongside other local officials. Montville Township High School received the telephonic threat on Thursday, May 12, the Montville Township Police Department said. The threat did not appear credible, and no injuries were reported, police said. The investigation remains active and is being handled by local police, as well as the Morris County Prosecutor's Office and the Morris County Sheriff's Office. Additional details were not immediately released.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Had Son Kill Ex-BF After He Threatened To Tell Husband About Their Affair: Authorities Woman Had Son Kill Ex-BF After He Threatened To Tell Husband About Their Affair: Authorities
Woman Had Son Kill Ex-BF After He Threatened To Tell Husband About Their Affair: Authorities A 52-year-old Philadelphia father of nine children was gunned down by his ex-girlfriend and her son after apparently threatening to tell her estranged husband of their affair in December 2020, authorities in Bucks County announced over the weekend. Christopher M. Wilson was shot outside of his workplace, a recycling facility in Middletown Township, on Dec. 10, 2020, according to a Grand Jury presentment.  His ex-girlfriend, Joyce Brown-Rodriguez, 55, and her son, Kahlill Saleem Brown, 33 — both of Philadelphia — were charged with murder and related offenses, the Bucks County DA's …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife
Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife A 72-year-old Jersey City man was arrested after he threatened to kill a man in a public Hoboken park bathroom with a knife, authorities said. The Union city man told police he had stopped to use the Church Square Park bathroom at 400 Garden Street when he noticed Allen inside on Tuesday afternoon, Hoboken Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The two began arguing over the use of a bathroom when Allen brandished a knife and threatened to kill the other man, Cabrera said. Allen was arrested around 1:50 p.m. on charges of terroristic threats and weapons offenses, police said. Allen’s charges …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down
Knife-Wielding Stranger Threatens To Kill Bayonne Woman If She Doesn't Keep Noise Down A Bayonne woman answered her door to find a stranger wielding a knife and threatening to kill her if she didn't keep the noise down in her apartment, authorities said. The man then fled after threatening the 33-year-old woman at her Cottage Street house around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Bayonne Capt. Eric Amato said. Police are investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine