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2 Hillside High School Students Questioned For Threat
Hillside Police got a call from a man stating he had a gun in the area of the high school on Wednesday. The school was placed on lock down.
HILLSIDE, NJ — Two Hillside students are being questioned after the high school was placed on lock down following a threat on Wednesday, police report.
At 11:04 a.m., Hillside Police reported receiving a cell phone call from a man stating he had a gun. Authorities were able to track the phone to the area of the Hillside High School on Liberty Avenue.
As a preventative measure the school was put on lock down until police located the caller, police reported.
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A student in the high school was determined to have called, but no gun was found and the school is safe, police reported.
Two students are being questioned by detectives and an investigation is underway.
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