Schools
Bomb Threat at Rumson Elementary School Wednesday Afternoon
Someone called in a bomb at the Deane Porter School. Dean Porter and the neighboring Forrestdale School were evacuated, police said.
RUMSON, NJ - Shortly after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Deane Porter School in Rumson received a call reporting a bomb in the confines of the school, the Rumson police department announced. The facility, and neighboring Forrestdale School were evacuated by administration.
Multiple police agencies responded with K-9s that swept both schools without incident, police said. All students and personnel are safe. The matter is currently under investigation, Rumson PD said. A Jewish pre-school in Marlboro Township also had to be evacuated Wednesday after staff there got a suspicious phone call. It is unknown if the two incidents are related. Read that story here: Marlboro Jewish Center Evacuated Wednesday Due to Suspicious Call
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