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Bergen County Man Arrested In Florida Swattings, Sheriff Says Bergen County Man Arrested In Florida Swattings, Sheriff Says
Bergen County Man Arrested In Florida Swattings, Sheriff Says A 22-year-old Bergen County man was arrested last month after making swatting calls to police in Florida, authorities said. Maywood PD In August 2024, officers in south Florida responded to reports of shootings at two different residences, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. One call said a person was shot in the chest and being held hostage, while another call said the caller, later identified as Justin Flavien, shot his sister, authorities said. Once on scene of both incidents, deputies determined the reports were unfounded and no one was injured, police said. Despite Flavien's effo…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks NJ Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison 'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks NJ Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison
'Welcome To Florida!' Sheriff Mocks NJ Swatting Caller Sentenced To Prison A New Jersey man who made swatting calls to a Florida high school got more than his 15 minutes of fame: Two years behind bars. Brad Parga, of Guttenberg, who was 17 years old when he called in threats from the Garden State to Milton High School in Santa Rosa County on Feb. 14, 2022, said his reason for doing so was "to get on the news." On Nov. 14, 2024, Parga was sentenced to two years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by three years of probation — and Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson didn’t miss the opportunity to give the cheeky update. "You know I'm about gran…

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by Cecilia Levine
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False Report Of Shooting Leads To Westfield High School Lockdown: Police False Report Of Shooting Leads To Westfield High School Lockdown: Police
False Report Of Shooting Leads To Westfield High School Lockdown: Police Westfield High School was placed on lockdown after a "maliciously false" report of a shooting on the morning of Monday, Sept. 23, authorities said. At 9:53 a.m., the high school reported it received a single phone call from an unidentified person reporting two people were shot inside the school, Westfield police said in a release. Westfield High School contacted officers and said it had placed itself into a lockdown pending law enforcement response, police said.  Officers initiated a full response of all its patrol officers and detectives, police said. The roadways around the scho…

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by Sam Barron