To any members in Hackettstown, stay safe! There's a report of an armed man running around. The High School has been put on lock down (http://www.hackettst...ite/default.asp) and people I know at Centenary College are getting alerts via the college's alert system.

 

http://jefferson.pat...hackettstown-hs

Hopefully it's another mistaken umbrella incident, and no one gets hurt.

http://nj1015.com/ha...t-of-armed-man/

 

I don't know the area. A hunter maybe?

supposedly the perp called the cops from a "blocked number" and said he has an "ak"

 

my girlfriend goes to grad school there and is getting messages to her phone and relaying them to me

OH CRAP, here we go again!

supposedly the perp called the cops from a "blocked number" and said he has an "ak"

 

Heard the same. I think this is a person with an agenda.

Either trying to get his 15 minutes or a guns are evil type.

As far as I know no one has seen this man with a gun.

It has been crazy here all morning. NJSP Helicopters still flying around overhead. Apparently someone called in a threat, saying they are in the woods outside the school with an "ak47".

 

On our local news, they did say a Quick Check was robbed, during the same time, and someone was shot. Can't say anything is a reliable source, as I didn't hear about it on any scanners.

 

They are pulling over anyone in block coat/sweater, or with a backpack. All schools have been on lockdown, and NJSP has setup some road blocks out of town.

Maybe somebody is SWAT-ing Hackettstown.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting

Maybe somebody is SWAT-ing Hackettstown.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting

 

That has to be the stupidest kind of 'prank' I've ever heard of.

Hope it turns out to be BS, but the one comment about a robbery at the same time makes you wonder if it wasn't a call to divert focus.

 

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Hope it turns out to be BS, but the one comment about a robbery at the same time makes you wonder if it wasn't a call to divert focus.

 

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Yup when I heard that, I figured that was the case. Until anything gets confirmed I am thinking its all BS at this point.

"Lockdown is over 1:55pm thanks for your cooperation"

 

As per the notification system

Yea, they are saying it appears to be a hoax, but are further investigating.

Glad there was no tragedy here. It's sad in this day in age, but it's better to be cautious with all the crazy things going on. I hope they get the a**hat that phoned in that original call.

If it was a hoax and they can catch the guy and prove it was him I say he deserves the same punishment as someone who actually shot up a school. We need harsher penalties for stupid.

What robbery......?

I bet it was a kid calling in an "AK scare"... just like those damn bomb scares when I was in school.