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Teens Throw Firecrackers Into Jersey City Classroom: Report

Three Jersey City teenagers have been charged after tossing lit firecrackers into an open elementary school window, The Jersey Journal reported. 

School 8 in Jersey City

School 8 in Jersey City

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No one was hurt in the June 1 incident at School 8 on Franklin Street in the Heights because students were in the lunchroom and the classroom was empty, schools Interim Superintendent Norma Fernandez told the outlet.

Two 15-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy were taken into police custody shortly after when they were blasting firecrackers at a nearby park, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.

The teenagers were charged with false public alarm, possession of a weapon and causing or risking widespread injury.

For the complete story by The Jersey Journal click here.

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