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Second Hoax At Villanova University Sparks Police Response Ahead Of Classes Second Hoax At Villanova University Sparks Police Response Ahead Of Classes
Second Hoax At Villanova University Sparks Police Response Ahead Of Classes Villanova University faced a second false emergency report involving a weapon on campus Sunday, Aug. 24, one day before classes were scheduled to begin, Radnor Township Police confirmed. Officers were called to Austin Hall after a report of a possible threat, but police later confirmed the call was unfounded. Law enforcement searched the building, cleared the scene, and worked to restore normal operations. The investigation into the hoax is ongoing. The incident comes just three days after a fake active shooter report at Villanova’s law school sent the campus into chaos during orientation a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Canceled Shelter In Place Order Due To Hoax, Hampden Twp. Police Say (UPDATE) Canceled Shelter In Place Order Due To Hoax, Hampden Twp. Police Say (UPDATE)
Canceled Shelter In Place Order Due To Hoax, Hampden Twp. Police Say (Update) A police incident that allegedly prompted a shelter-in-place alert to be issued in part of Hampden Township, turns out to have been a hoax, according to the same police supposedly involved in the incident.  The fake incident was on Red Spruce Lane in the Pinehurst Neighborhood around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, according to Cumberland County officials. "Hampden Township Police are asking residents within a 1/2 mile radius to shelter in place and to stay away from doors and windows," officials stated in the release. Minutes after the alert was issued the county released an update c…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
SCAM ALERT: Don’t Forward ‘Got Another Friend Request From You’ Facebook PM -- It’s A Hoax SCAM ALERT: Don’t Forward ‘Got Another Friend Request From You’ Facebook PM -- It’s A Hoax
Scam ALERT: Don’t Forward ‘Got Another Friend Request From You’ Facebook PM -- It’s A Hoax You can stop forwarding that latest warning from your Facebook friends about your account being cloned. You weren’t. It’s bogus. And you're just making it worse. It starts out: “Hi….I actually got another friend request from you yesterday…which I ignored so you may want to check your account…” Then it tells you to “hold your finger on the message until the forward button appears…then hit forward….” Your account isn’t sending duplicate friend requests. And you didn’t receive a request from the person you’re forwarding it to. You’re simply doing it because the message tells you to. DON’T. …

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by Jerry DeMarco