John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton Receives Threat

John Witherspoon Middle School was one of three local schools that received recorded threats on Tuesday, according to Princeton Police.

The school received a pre-recorded message that was general in nature and threatened to harm children around 10:02 a.m., police said.

The school immediately notified police. Responding patrols found the school to be safe. Police remained at the school throughout the day as a precaution.

Princeton Police have increased patrols in the areas of each school throughout the municipality. All private and public schools in Princeton have been notified of the incident.

Similar threats were also received at schools in Farmingdale and Holmdel on Tuesday, police said.

Riverside School received a similar threat on April 28.

Princeton Police had already increased its presence around area schools during arrival and dismissal times after an attempted luring incident on Hamilton Avenue near Chestnut Street and an incident in which an adult man grabbed a teenage girl as she walked to school.