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“I Shot My Mom”: Terrifying Garfield Swatting Hoax Triggers Massive SWAT Response

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Garfield Swatting Hoax Triggers Massive SWAT Response

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

GARFIELD, NJ – A quiet Saturday afternoon in a Bergen County neighborhood turned into a scene of chaos on February 21, as a “swatting” hoax involving claims of a double homicide and a gasoline-soaked crime scene forced residents into lockdown.

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Northern Valley Lockdown: SWAT Responds to Weapon Report at Northern Valley Old Tappan High School

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High School Scare: Northern Valley Old Tappan Locked Down After Weapon Report

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Old Tappan NJ, Tensions ran high in Old Tappan on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as Northern Valley Regional High School (NVOT) was plunged into a grueling three-hour lockdown. What began as a student’s report of a potential weapon quickly escalated into a massive multi-agency response that gripped the Bergen County community.

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