Threat To Glen Rock School Saturday Turns Out To Be Hoax: Police

GLEN ROCK, NJ — A possible threat brought against a school or public building Saturday in the borough turned out to be a hoax, police said.

An operator at the Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch communications center received a suspicious phone call at 9:19 a.m. on the non-emergency Glen Rock Police line, said Chief Dean Ackermann.

The caller alluded to a possible threat against a "school building or active public facility," the chief said. The threat was not specific and authorities could not determine if it was credible or not. Authorities could not immediately determine where the call came from, he said.

Police thoroughly checked all public and private schools and municipal facilities in Glen Rock, Ackermann said. No hazard of any kind was found.

Detective James Calaski is investigating where the call originated from, Ackermann said.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Department K9 Unit, the Ridgewood Police Department and the buildings and grounds staff of the Glen Rock Public School District assisted Glen Rock Police with the investigation.

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