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Hoax

Lehigh
Police & Fire
Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD
Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD An Allentown bank was robbed just after police were called about an armed suspect at Muhlenberg College midday Monday, May 6, according to authorities.  Allentown police said they were dispatched to the West Chew Street campus around 12:15 p.m. following an anonymous call. Campus police ordered students and community members to shelter in place.  🚨 ALL CLEAR 🚨 Police report an armed suspect on Camus. Muhlenberg community members: SHELTER IN PLACE. Posted by Muhlenberg College Campus Safety & Police on Monday, May 6, 2024 Officers eventually "determined that the ca…

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by Mac Bullock
Essex NJ
News
(Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight (Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight
(Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight Update: The call to New Jersey officials that forced a Newark-bound flight to return to Boston was a hoax, Massachusetts State Police said on Monday. The man removed from the flight posed no threat to the plane's safety, never made threats, and is now cooperating with police. Investigators said they will now turn their focus to finding the person who made the fake-threat call to New Jersey police. Original: A plane headed to Newark Airport over the weekend was forced to turn around after authorities received a tip that a passenger had made threats of violence. Delta Airlines fli…

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by Josh Lanier
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Shooting Hoaxes Prompt Police Presence At Lehigh Valley Schools Shooting Hoaxes Prompt Police Presence At Lehigh Valley Schools
Shooting Hoaxes Prompt Police Presence At Lehigh Valley Schools Law enforcement is investigating after phony reports of shootings with multiple victims at a pair of Lehigh Valley high schools prompted a police response early on Wednesday, March 29.  It started in Allentown at about 7:45 a.m., city police said in a statement. Dispatchers were told that several people had been shot at William Allen High School, but offciers quickly cleared the building and determined there was no threat after meeting with school staff, the department said.  Then, just before 8 a.m., state police in Northampton County were called about an active shooter at Catasauqua High…

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by Mac Bullock
New Haven
Police & Fire
Wallingford Teen Duo Accused Of With Making Fake Bomb Threat At Movie Theater Wallingford Teen Duo Accused Of With Making Fake Bomb Threat At Movie Theater
Wallingford Teen Duo Accused Of With Making Fake Bomb Threat At Movie Theater Two Connecticut teens have been charged with allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a movie theater. The two New Haven residents, identified as Christian Cuomo, age 18, and Tyvon Torres, age 19, both of Wallingford, turned themselves in to police on Wednesday, March 22, for the Friday, March 3 incident in Milford. According to Milford Police, On March 3 around 1:30 p.m., the Cinemark Movie Theater at the Post Mall received a telephone call from an individual reporting to have a bomb and stating he was outside the movie theater.  This initiated a heavy police re…

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by Kathy Reakes
Essex MA
Police & Fire
UPDATE: The Satanic Temple Of Salem Receives Bomb Threat: Police UPDATE: The Satanic Temple Of Salem Receives Bomb Threat: Police
Update: The Satanic Temple Of Salem Receives Bomb Threat: Police Traffic was stopped for a bomb threat directed at the international headquarters of the Satanic Temple, officials say. The bomb threat was made against the the non-theistic religious organization housed at 64 Bridge Street, according to the Salem Police Department. The threat was determined to be a malicious hoax, according to a post made around 11:15 a.m. by police. The email, which we received as well as other media and law enforcement, further made a reference to Allah and threatening "Satanic degenerates." — Dustin Luca (@DustinLucaSN) February 21, 2023 Police have closed Bridge St…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Capital District
News
Vengeful Gambler Admits To Mailing White Powder To NY Gaming Commission Vengeful Gambler Admits To Mailing White Powder To NY Gaming Commission
Vengeful Gambler Admits To Mailing White Powder To NY Gaming Commission A 73-year-old man has admitted to threatening employees at the New York State Gaming Commission and mailing the agency envelopes full of white powder. Brent Carter, of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to conveying a hoax and false information in federal court in Albany Friday, Jan. 13. Federal prosecutors said Carter left numerous voicemails for employees at the Gaming Commission’s headquarters in Schenectady between October 2017 and November 2018, often using threatening language. Carter also admitted that between 2019 and 2021, he mailed four letters containing white powder and other substan…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capital District
News
Hoax Bomb Threat In Schenectady Under Investigation Hoax Bomb Threat In Schenectady Under Investigation
Hoax Bomb Threat In Schenectady Under Investigation A 911 call reporting an armed man with pipe bombs in the Capital District was all just a hoax, police said. Officers were called shortly after noon Monday, Aug. 15 following reports of a man who allegedly had a gun and had placed two pipe bombs in Schenectady near Webster Street and 7th Avenue. Responding officers blocked off the surrounding area and evacuated several nearby homes out of precaution, Schenectady Police said. The call prompted officers from outside agencies to respond, along with a Schenectady Police K9 unit. But after a thorough search and investigation, police deter…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brookfield
Schools
CT State Police, Agencies Release Statement On New Social Media School Threats CT State Police, Agencies Release Statement On New Social Media School Threats
CT State Police, Agencies Release Statement On New Social Media School Threats As a host of fake social media posts circulating online about potential school threats on Friday, Dec. 17, two Connecticut state agencies are investigating. In a statement released on Thursday, Dec. 16, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Connecticut State Police reassured the public they are investigating the hoax but said they have not "yet identified any specific or credible threats to any schools within the State of Connecticut." The posts and rumors started on TikTok and have been circulating for several days across the country, making their way onto addi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield
News
CT Man Accused Of Mailing Threatening Letters, Some With White Powder CT Man Accused Of Mailing Threatening Letters, Some With White Powder
CT Man Accused Of Mailing Threatening Letters, Some With White Powder A 70-year-old Connecticut man could face a prison sentence of 15 years and a fine of $250,000 for allegedly mailing letters to a victim threatening to harm them and their spouse, some of which contained a white powdery substance that the man wrote: "could be rat poison or ricin." Testing of one of the letters, sent in October of this year, determined that the substance added by sender Nicholas Sepesko, of Hamden, was harmless calcium carbonate, according to the office of U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John H. Durham. The contents of the other two letters containing the substance rep…

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by Christina Coulter
Hudson
Police & Fire
Possibly Bogus Calls Of Suicide, Shots Fired Clear Jersey City Building Possibly Bogus Calls Of Suicide, Shots Fired Clear Jersey City Building
Possibly Bogus Calls Of Suicide, Shots Fired Clear Jersey City Building A Jersey City apartment building was evacuated Monday as police responded calls of shots fired and a suicide attempt, which authorities say could both be bogus. While city’s emergency services unit responded to 18 Winfield Ave. around 12:40 p.m. on reports of shots fired, a second distress call was made to a suicide hotline claiming the same address, City Spokeswoman Kim Wallace-Scalcione said. The entire location was evacuated and the calls were deemed unfounded, with no injuries or victims reported, she said. “It is unclear at this time whether or not these calls were a hoax,” Scalcione …

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by Valerie Musson
Worcester
Police & Fire
Webster Police: 'Attempted Child Abduction' Was A Hoax Webster Police: 'Attempted Child Abduction' Was A Hoax
Webster Police: 'Attempted Child Abduction' Was A Hoax A girl has admitted to lying about an attempted abduction in Webster. An unidentified 11-year-old girl has confessed to lying when she said someone tried to kidnap her on the evening of Monday, Aug. 10, police said. “The child admitted the story was a fabrication, and this fact was verified by Webster Police Detectives,” the police said. “There was no alleged abduction.” A false report was made on Aug. 10 at around 5:42 p.m. to the Webster Police claiming an attempted abduction. All available police were put on the case and a description of the “suspect” was circulated to other police depa…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hackensack
Police & Fire
The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom
The Last Word On 'Momo Challenge': It’s A Cruel Hoax Playing On Your Paranoia, Mom You know what some say is worse than a bogus video called "The Momo Challenge" that encourages children to harm themselves or others? A viral social media explosion that scares the pants off their parents. Yes, teen suicide continues to plague the U.S. But in a country of nearly 326 million, there hasn’t been a single reported incident of a child responding to "The Momo Challenge” by taking pills, stabbing someone or harming themselves, authorities said this week. “Please be aware that many trusted sources say IT IS A HOAX,” said Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo, one of the top l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack
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