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Panic to Peace: Industrial Noise Device Revealed as Cause of Garfield School Scare

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False Alarm: Industrial Noise Device Triggers Urgent Lockdown at Two Bergen County Schools

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

GARFIELD, NJ — Parents and students at two Bergen County schools faced a tense Thursday morning after reports of “gunshots” forced campuses into immediate lockdown. However, Garfield Police have confirmed that the alarming sounds were not gunfire, but rather a noise-deterrent device used by a nearby business.

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