Crime & Safety
Drill Underway At Ocean Medical Center, Brick Police Say
Rumors that babies have been abducted are not true, the police department said.
BRICK, NJ — A drill testing emergency responses at Ocean Medical Center in Brick Township on Thursday sparked rumors that prompted Brick Township police to issue a statement to dispel misinformation.
"This is a drill," Brick police said in a statement. "There were no babies kidnapped from Ocean Medical Center and the hospital is not on lockdown. It is a drill."
It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the rumors.
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