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No Charges For Jersey Shore Man Who Posted Facebook Threats Against Sparta Schools No Charges For Jersey Shore Man Who Posted Facebook Threats Against Sparta Schools
No Charges For Jersey Shore Man Who Posted Facebook Threats Against Sparta Schools A Jersey Shore man accused of posting threats toward Sparta school officials on social media will not face criminal charges, authorities said. The Wall Township man shared a message Friday calling for people to "knock down the doors of the BOE members and union leaders" if Sparta schools aren’t fully reopened soon, DailyRecord reports citing Police Lt. John Lamon. A follow-up investigation of the alleged threats determined that the man was “just venting,” the report says. "The detective bureau followed up and made contact with him," Lamon told the outlet. "The guy said 'I'm not looking to …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack
Famous Boyz: Federal Prison Time Piles Up For Newark Street Gang That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Smack A massive joint investigation continues to produce federal prison sentences for members and associates of a Newark gang that flooded a city neighborhood with fentanyl-laced heroin, committed street robberies and used social media to threaten would-be snitches. The Famous Boyz, a subset of the Brick City Brim set of the Bloods, used juveniles and social media to dominate the drug trade around the area of South 18th Street and 15th Avenue – an area they referred to as “8 Block,” “18th” or simply “8,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Gang members used social media not only to promote their …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergenfield Anti-BLM Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax Bergenfield Anti-BLM Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax
Bergenfield Anti-blm Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax Bergenfield police were trying to determine who authored a social media thread full of threats to kill people in a variety of ways in retaliation against Black Lives Matter. “We are aware of an alarming Twitter post going around social media,” Bergenfield police wrote in their own post. “We want to thank everyone who reached out to the department to report this. The matter is being investigated.” Similar posts -- with different names and the exact same wording -- have appeared on social media in recent months. The latest thread bore a name, a Bergenfield address and a time stamp that …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Police: 3 Lyndhurst Students Suspended For Football Game Beating, Delinquency Complaints Coming Police: 3 Lyndhurst Students Suspended For Football Game Beating, Delinquency Complaints Coming
Police: 3 Lyndhurst Students Suspended For Football Game Beating, Delinquency Complaints Coming Three 15-year-old Lyndhurst High School students were suspended for a brawl that left another teen injured at a football game last Friday, authorities said Tuesday. What Detective Sergeant Vincent Auteri called “an unfortunate physical altercation” occurred in the stands during the Golden Bears’ 21-20 home conference victory over Pompton Lakes. A 15-year-old boy was treated at the scene for facial injuries sustained when a group beat him, the sergeant said. "The victim is on leave from school while claims that he made [revenge] threats on social media are investigated," Auteri said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat
Lockdown Lifted, Morris County Tech Deemed Safe After Shooting Threat A lockdown as the result of an "indirect threat" at Morris County School of Technology ended at 9:20 Friday, authorities said. Denville police and school officials were notified at 7:35 a.m. that an "act of violence" was going to occur at the E. Main Street school, Capt. Jeffrey Tucker said. An investigation and search of the campus that began as buses were arriving determined the threat was not directed at the school, the email said. Classes resumed with law enforcement on campus for the rest of the day. Several North Jersey tech schools had lockdowns Friday morning for precautionary mea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Snapchat Threat Prompts Back-To-Back Rockaway Middle School Lockdown, Lock-In Snapchat Threat Prompts Back-To-Back Rockaway Middle School Lockdown, Lock-In
Snapchat Threat Prompts Back-To-Back Rockaway Middle School Lockdown, Lock-In A Snapchat message that prompted a lockdown at Rockaway's Copeland Middle School Tuesday also resulted in a lock-in Wednesday morning. Students and teachers were kept in the classrooms from 8 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Wednesday morning as authorities searched lockers for weapons and dangerous items, Superintendent James McLaughlin said. The school went into lockdown mode Tuesday following the Snapchat sent out by a sixth-grader that said: "The sixth grade isn't going to be ready for this," followed by a surprised face, squirt gun and fire emoji, Police Chief Martin McParland told the Dail…

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by Cecilia Levine