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Special Needs HS Grad Charged In Fake 911 Mall Shooter Call In North Jersey Special Needs HS Grad Charged In Fake 911 Mall Shooter Call In North Jersey
Special Needs HS Grad Charged In Fake 911 Mall Shooter Call In North Jersey A recent graduate of a special needs high school in Paramus phoned in a pair of bogus reports -- one about an alleged threat at the school by a man with a knife and another that made it seem an active shooter was at the Garden State Plaza, authorities said. Alex Barrales, 18, of Passaic made both "swatting" calls on the same day -- May 13, Police Capt. Frank Scott said Monday. Barrales was arrested in Irvington late last week after Paramus Police Detective Joshua Capizzi identified him as the caller in both instances, the captain said. Barrales, who'd attended Windsor Preparatory High Sch…

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