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Malfunctioning Emergency System Locks Down NJ School, Brings SWAT Team Malfunctioning Emergency System Locks Down NJ School, Brings SWAT Team
Malfunctioning Emergency System Locks Down NJ School, Brings SWAT Team This was not the day for a school lockdown alarm to malfunction. Police and school officials in Waldwick said that's what sent the school into emergency mode Friday afternoon, bringing the Bergen County Regional SWAT team and mutual aid support from neighboring towns -- while frightening some students, staff and especially parents. "The system malfunction at 3:02 p.m., right after school let out," Police Lt. Thomas Dowling said. "Officers from surrounding towns along with the swat team helped in securing the building till the malfunction was confirmed."   Police eventually gave t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mercer County HS Offers Students Remote Learning Day After Shooting Threat Written In Bathroom Mercer County HS Offers Students Remote Learning Day After Shooting Threat Written In Bathroom
Mercer County HS Offers Students Remote Learning Day After Shooting Threat Written In Bathroom A Mercer County high school has given its students the option of remote learning on Friday, one day after a “disturbing” message reportedly involving a shooting threat was scrawled onto a bathroom wall. Hightstown High School Superintendent Mark Daniels addressed the school community in a letter to parents. “I realize the information regarding the writing found on the restroom wall at the high school yesterday is disturbing and troubling to all of us,” Daniels writes. “We take this matter seriously and are continuing to aggressively gather information.” The message involved a shooting th…

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by Valerie Musson