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HS 'Active Shooter' Lockdown In South Jersey Results In Arrest Of Philadelphia Woman HS 'Active Shooter' Lockdown In South Jersey Results In Arrest Of Philadelphia Woman
HS 'Active Shooter' Lockdown In South Jersey Results In Arrest Of Philadelphia Woman A 29-year-old woman from Philadelphia has been arrested in connection with a false "active shooter" report last week. On Jan. 23, Cape May County Dispatch received a phone call reporting an active shooter at the Lower Cape May Regional High School. The school was locked down. An immediate multi-agency response was initiated. Active Shooter protocols were swiftly activated by the school, law enforcement officers, as well as additional first responders. Ultimately the report was determined to be false. A thorough follow-up investigation was conducted by the Lower Township Police Department…

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by Jon Craig
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Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job
Fired Bergen Employee Captured, Charged With Threatening To 'Kill Everyone' At Former Job UPDATE: An employee recently let go by a Bergen County ground beef and burger producer threatened to "kill everyone inside of the building" and told police that they'd "better get there" to stop him, authorities said. A SWAT team and colleagues from neighboring towns joined Carlstadt police at the Wonder Meats Inc. headquarters on Broad Street following the threats Tuesday evening, April 12. They later arrested ex-con Mark Brownridge, 46, at Penn Station in Newark with help from New Jersey Transit police after tracking him overnight on his cellphone. Brownridge, most recently of Hackensac…

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by Jerry DeMarco