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All Clear After Active Shooter Reported At Joint Air Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst All Clear After Active Shooter Reported At Joint Air Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
All Clear After Active Shooter Reported At Joint Air Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst An all-clear was given approximately 45 minutes after an active shooter was reported at Joint Air Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Thursday afternoon, Oct. 26. The military base reported the incident around 3 p.m., saying a shooter was in Building 5231. LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN LOCKDOWN ACTIVE SHOOTER REPORTED ON JBMDL BLDG 5231. ALL PERSONNEL ARE TO LOCKDOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. ALL PERSONNEL OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE COVER. Posted by Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Thursday, October 26, 2023 UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE ALL CLEAR JBMDL IS NO LONGER UNDER A LOCKDOWN CONDITION, WE HAVE CONFIRMED…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
No Threat In Massive Search For Armed Suspect That Placed 2 NJ Universities On Lockdown No Threat In Massive Search For Armed Suspect That Placed 2 NJ Universities On Lockdown
No Threat In Massive Search For Armed Suspect That Placed 2 NJ Universities On Lockdown A massive search for an armed suspect that placed two New Jersey universities on lockdown and brought rail services to a halt was deemed unfounded on Tuesday, April 4, authorities in Morris County announced. The search began when a bystander walking at Saint Elizabeth University and near Convent Station encountered a man who had made a threat of violence and was potentially armed around 10:30 a.m., the prosecutor's office said in a release. The bystander reported the incident to the authorities. As a precaution, Saint Elizabeth University was placed into lockdown, as was Fairleigh Dickinson…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Accidental' Lockdown Activation Brings Police To Morris County Middle School 'Accidental' Lockdown Activation Brings Police To Morris County Middle School
'Accidental' Lockdown Activation Brings Police To Morris County Middle School An "accidental" lockdown activation brought several police officers to a Morris County middle school to investigate, authorities said. Chatham Middle School was testing the district’s 911 alert system when it inadvertently sent a lockdown message to the Morris County 911 Communications Center and prompted an immediate police response around 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, the department said. While the department confirmed that a lockdown had not been initiated by the school, a shelter-in-place command was ordered to allow police to do a “precautionary sweep” of the building, authorities sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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GOTCHA! Garfield Man Nabbed After Series Of ‘Swatting’ Threats To Hackensack High School, PD GOTCHA! Garfield Man Nabbed After Series Of ‘Swatting’ Threats To Hackensack High School, PD
Gotcha! Garfield Man Nabbed After Series Of ‘Swatting’ Threats To Hackensack High School, PD What seemed like an unending series of phone threats that plagued Hackensack High School and city police for nearly three months led to the arrest of a stock clerk from Garfield, authorities announced. Christopher Vitone, 38, was seized at his job after Hackensack Police Detectives Chris Lara-Nunez and Felix Katsaroans identified him as the "swatter" responsible for one of the calls, which was made to Hackensack police on June 16, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said Monday. An investigation was continuing into more than a dozen other bomb threats and false alarms to both the city Boar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Third Bogus Threat Of Month Briefly Locks Down Hackensack High School Third Bogus Threat Of Month Briefly Locks Down Hackensack High School
Third Bogus Threat Of Month Briefly Locks Down Hackensack High School Another day, another unfounded threat at Hackensack High School rattles and annoys people. Students, staff and particularly parents and law enforcers have grown irritated by a recent string of calls, including one that forced a brief lockdown on Wednesday, March 30 when someone reportedly threatened to shoot up the school. That makes three just this month alone -- all of which city police are investigating aggressively. Wednesday's lockdown ended quickly. No streets were closed nor injuries reported. "The school was checked by police personnel and the unspecified threat was deemed unfound…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: System Inadvertently Triggered At OLM In Park Ridge SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: System Inadvertently Triggered At OLM In Park Ridge
School Lockdown: System Inadvertently Triggered At OLM In Park Ridge School was back in session Thursday after an accidental activation of the lockdown system at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Park Ridge brought a huge law enforcement response. "We're not sure why the lockdown system was activated," Park Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said, "but we treated it as genuine, as always. Everything went smoothly." Police established a perimeter and summoned their colleagues from local towns, as well as Bergen County Regional SWAT team, the captain said. They cleared the elementary school classroom by classroom while bringing the students to a safe location, he …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FDU Sheltered In Place Following Incident FDU Sheltered In Place Following Incident
FDU Sheltered In Place Following Incident UPDATE: A man who was seized following a SWAT standoff at his Hackensack home had gone after another man with a handgun and a machete earlier in the day in Teaneck, prompting a lockdown of FDU and a local high school, authorities said Thursday. Andrew Deininger, 48, chased the other man through part of the Fairleigh Dickinson University campus following a dispute near the corner of Beverly and River roads around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Teaneck Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said. "Although no specific threat to the campus community was known at the time, the FDU campus was placed into a lockdown fo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Morristown Medical Center On 'Precautionary' Lockdown Due To Off-Campus Incident, Officials Say Morristown Medical Center On 'Precautionary' Lockdown Due To Off-Campus Incident, Officials Say
Morristown Medical Center On 'Precautionary' Lockdown Due To Off-Campus Incident, Officials Say UPDATE: A gunman was arrested after hitting a woman in front of their small child then torching area vehicles, prompting a precautionary lockdown of Morristown Medical Center Monday night, authorities said Tuesday. ** ORIGINAL STORY ** Morristown Medical Center was placed on lockdown as a precaution due to an off campus police incident, hospital officials said. Hospital spokesman Luke Margolis said that the steps that the hospital was taking were "precautionary only." Meanwhile, nearly two dozen police cars were called to Franklin Street in search of a 30-year-old gunman, Morristown.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Parsippany Middle School Evacuated As Crews Douse Kitchen Fire Parsippany Middle School Evacuated As Crews Douse Kitchen Fire
Parsippany Middle School Evacuated As Crews Douse Kitchen Fire Students at Parsippany Central Middle School were required to evacuate after a fire broke out in the building’s kitchen Wednesday morning, police said.  All students had exited the building by 10:25 a.m. after the fire was reported, Parsippany Police said. Firefighters rushed to the scene to douse the blaze and were in the process of ventilating the area with fans, police said. Students were expected to re-enter the building around 11 a.m. Meanwhile, a Wednesday morning lockdown at Parsippany Hills High School was lifted following the discovery of a “miscommunication” regarding a wea…

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by Valerie Musson
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Parsippany HS Lockdown Lifted, Weapon ‘Miscommunication’ Cited Parsippany HS Lockdown Lifted, Weapon ‘Miscommunication’ Cited
Parsippany HS Lockdown Lifted, Weapon ‘Miscommunication’ Cited Parsippany Hills High School entered a brief lockdown Wednesday morning following a “miscommunication” regarding a weapon, police said. The school was placed on lockdown with entrance and exit roads blocked, Parsippany police said around 10:45 a.m. Officers asked parents to avoid picking up their children but confirmed that all students were safe. A 12 p.m. update from the department stated that the lockdown had been lifted and no weapon had been found. “During the course of the investigation at PHHS by our School Resource Officers, it was determined that there was no weapon, specifically…

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by Valerie Musson
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Murphy Promises Monday Reopening Announcement On Casinos, Outdoor Dining, Retail, Personal Care Murphy Promises Monday Reopening Announcement On Casinos, Outdoor Dining, Retail, Personal Care
Murphy Promises Monday Reopening Announcement On Casinos, Outdoor Dining, Retail, Personal Care Atlantic City’s casinos could reopen with restrictions by the Fourth of July weekend, among other loosening of the statewide coronavirus lockdown involving dining, shopping and personal care, Gov. Phil Murphy said Sunday. ** UPDATE: Murphy on Monday announced hard dates for Stage 2 of New Jersey's economic restart, including the reopening of outdoor dining, nonessential retail and salons. More information on gyms is expected to follow in the coming days. ** Murphy already has said he’ll permit daycare centers, non-contact sports and youth day camps to reopen soon. Outdoor dining, non-essen…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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No Matter What: Defiant Morris County Salon Owners Promise June 1 Reopening No Matter What: Defiant Morris County Salon Owners Promise June 1 Reopening
No Matter What: Defiant Morris County Salon Owners Promise June 1 Reopening The owners of a Morris County salon is fed up with the coronavirus lockdown and vows to reopen June 1. Nicholas Mirabella and George Verdis say they and their employees at Brick and Mirror Beauty Bar in Parsippany have a reopening plan in place. And they plan on going through with it whether or not they have the OK from state officials. "We have families to feed, employees with families to feed," Verdis said in a CNN interview. "We were told we were reopening in 15 days... and it kept getting extended." The salon -- along with thousands of others across New Jersey -- has been closed since…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Nine Inmates, 20 Morris County Jail Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus Nine Inmates, 20 Morris County Jail Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus
Nine Inmates, 20 Morris County Jail Workers Test Positive For Coronavirus Nine inmates and 20 staff members have tested positive for coronavirus at the Morris County Jail, including one corrections officer who returned to work Monday, officials said. Several other of the 141 inmates are awaiting test results, and other employees are expected to return to work this week, Sheriff James M. Gannon said. The first inmate-related case of coronavirus was confirmed March 24, Gannon said.  All inmates affected by the virus were in stable condition and being cared for in two housing units  -- one for men, the other women -- designated for medical isolation, he s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bullet Taped To Locker Locks Down Eye Surgery Center In Elmwood Park Bullet Taped To Locker Locks Down Eye Surgery Center In Elmwood Park
Bullet Taped To Locker Locks Down Eye Surgery Center In Elmwood Park An eye surgery center in Elmwood Park was temporarily locked down Wednesday morning after an employee found a bullet inadvertently taped to his locker by a member of the cleaning staff, authorities said. An employee at Phillips Eye Center on River Driver found the .22-caliber long rifle round taped to his locker and alerted management, who called police, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. The River Drive Eye Center building was locked down "out of an abundance of caution" and K9 units were summoned, said Foligno, who is also the borough administrator. As employees were being interviewed, "…

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by Jerry DeMarco