Ridgewood Police conduct a “security walk through” at Ridgewood Schools
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Selected Ridgewood Police Department uniformed patrol officers visited all public schools within the Village beginning at approximately 12:45 PM on Tuesday in response to a “disturbing” comment made by an unidentified student.
Each officer assigned to the special detail was responsible for conducting a “security walk through” of his/her assigned school building(s). No further information has yet been made public about what precipitated this unusual police department response. In the attached photos, Ridgewood Police Department Patrol Officer Salvatore D’Amico arrives at and enters the Somerville Elementary School on South Pleasant Avenue.