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Shelter-in-place alarm reported at school in Watchung, Watchung NJ

Other Non-Crime Event

Reported: 09/17/2025 10:20 AM (PDT)

Watchung, NJ

A shelter-in-place alarm was activated by the school principal at a school in Watchung. School security requested officers to monitor outside while assessing the situation.

Audio|Source: Somerset County Public Safety

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Transcript:

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I received a shelter-in-place panic alarm from principal.

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The NACAD 2-2-3-7-bye.

00:11

All right, I see the hard to send a-bye.

00:15

Action.

00:23

63 and 67 in a row.

00:27

And 1315.

00:33

I don't know what I'm snack on a citizen plate on Bill Clay play.

00:40

Okay. Copy.

00:41

Okay.

00:46

Okay. Okay. One copy for you asked this in a place.

00:50

1311 cars security pad the kid in question right now they ask us just to stay you outside

01:04

back here you want to shut down right now with some cones before you call up here stand for a second Kenny

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