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Monmouth University Lockdown Order Lifted After Email Made Bomb, Shooting Threats Monmouth University Lockdown Order Lifted After Email Made Bomb, Shooting Threats
Monmouth University Lockdown Order Lifted After Email Made Bomb, Shooting Threats A lockdown order was lifted at Monmouth University after students were asked to shelter in place for several hours as investigators looked into a threat on campus, officials said. The university posted on Facebook about the main campus lockdown at 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, as university police and other first responders checked various buildings. West Long Branch's emergency management office said there were no safety concerns outside university property in a Facebook post at 7:20 a.m. Monmouth president Dr. Patrick Leahy posted an update on the university's website after students were…

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by Chris Spiker
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Barricaded Man Discharging Firearms Taken Into Custody At Evesham Home (UPDATED) Barricaded Man Discharging Firearms Taken Into Custody At Evesham Home (UPDATED)
Barricaded Man Discharging Firearms Taken Into Custody At Evesham Home (Updated) A man barricaded with firearms and discharging the weapons brought a heavy police presence to a home in Evesham Monday morning, June 17. He was taken into custody by 9 a.m., Evesham police said; Officers were at a home on Brookfield Drive as of 7:30 a.m. and all residents near the home were being sheltered in place. The shelter-in-place had been lifted by 9 a.m. Sections of Kettle Run Road and Hopewell Road were closed to traffic. Police were in contact with the local school districts to alter school bus routes in the area. "Our goal is to resolve this situation safely," Chief Walt Mille…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine