Police Charge Juvenile for Allegedly Threatening to Blow Up Warren Middle School

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WARREN, NJ — A juvenile has been charged in connection with a threat made at Warren Middle School last Friday.

On May 3 at 7:25 a.m., a WMS staff member alerted the Warren Township Police after the main office received a threatening voicemail, as reported by Warren Police Chief Robert Ferreiro.

In response, Warren Township Police, along with officers from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office and Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office K9 Units, swiftly evacuated the school and conducted a thorough search, determining that the threat was not credible. [Read More: Threat To Warren Middle School Deemed Not Credible]

Warren Police Detectives identified the juvenile responsible for leaving the voicemail, revealing that the motive was an attempt to prompt the closure of the school for the day, Chief Ferreiro stated.

The juvenile has been charged with third-degree false public alarms, on a juvenile delinquency summons, with a court date yet to be determined.

Individuals with any additional information pertaining to this incident are urged to contact the Warren Township Police Department at 908-753-1000 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows for anonymous reporting, including videos and photos, and can be downloaded for free from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, using access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be treated with strict confidentiality.