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NJ Teacher Taunts 'Pedophile' Colleague, Makes Bomb Threats Against School On LinkedIn NJ Teacher Taunts 'Pedophile' Colleague, Makes Bomb Threats Against School On LinkedIn
NJ Teacher Taunts 'Pedophile' Colleague, Makes Bomb Threats Against School On LinkedIn A New Jersey teacher said he was trying to fight cyber bullies when he posted bomb threats against his middle school, and was seeking justice when he posted death threats against another teacher to his LinkedIn page earlier this month. Shafayeth Syed, a first-year science teacher at William Davie Middle School in Hamilton Township, told 6abc he found two "problematic" social media pages — one that showed students filming each other using the bathroom — and raised his concerns with administration. Unhappy with how school officials handled the situation, Syed took matters into his own ha…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-South Jersey Teacher Accused Of Cyber Threats Arrested Again: Police Ex-South Jersey Teacher Accused Of Cyber Threats Arrested Again: Police
Ex-South Jersey Teacher Accused Of Cyber Threats Arrested Again: Police A former Atlantic County middle school teacher who authorities say made threats on social media against the school has been arrested for the second time in less than a month, authorities said. Shafayeth Syed, 27, of Egg Harbor Township was taken into custody in Wilmington by Delaware State Police on Tuesday, March 8 and charged with causing a false public alarm, terroristic threats, cyber harassment and contempt of court, Hamilton police said. Police say the threats violated the conditions Syed agreed to when he was released from the Atlantic County Justice Facility last month after his fir…

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by Jon Craig
News
'Pick My Cotton': Police Investigate TikTok Comments That Terrorized Elmwood Park Girl, 12 'Pick My Cotton': Police Investigate TikTok Comments That Terrorized Elmwood Park Girl, 12
'Pick My Cotton': Police Investigate TikTok Comments That Terrorized Elmwood Park Girl, 12 After all these months of remote learning, an Elmwood Park mom couldn’t figure out why her 7th-grade daughter resisted returning to a classroom. “She begged me not to send her back,” the young mom said. “I couldn’t understand why. She is well-liked and intelligent. It didn’t make sense.” Then her daughter showed her screen shots of racist comments left under a TikTok video of her dancing with friends by three male students at Elmwood Park Memorial Middle School.  A sampling: “KKK for life” “pick my cotton I need some more” “when I find you you will pay for escaping the farm” “HISPANIC L…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Woman, 19, Three Juveniles Charged In Video Assault On Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park Woman, 19, Three Juveniles Charged In Video Assault On Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park
Woman, 19, Three Juveniles Charged In Video Assault On Boy With Autism In Fair Lawn Park UPDATE: Fair Lawn police charged a 19-year-old former borough employee and three juveniles with last week's video-recorded assault on a 14-year-old special needs boy in a local park. Alis Fidrya was charged with invasion of privacy, cyber-harassment and harassment in connection with the incident at Berdan Grove Park in which a 13-year-old boy held the victim's shoulders while a 10-year-old boy pulled down his pants. While this was happening, Fidrya and a 16-year-old girl recording the incident and "posted it on Snapchat and TikTok for others to see," Sgt. Brian Metzler said Monday. Police …

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by Jerry DeMarco