A Lakewood elementary school was temporarily placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a student threatened another with a box cutter, officials said.
District spokesman Michael Inzlbuch told New Jersey 101.5 that a fifth-grade girl at the Oak Street School threatened another with the aluminum box cutters around 10:30 a.m. The weapon went undetected by the school s metal detector.
The school was placed on lockdown for about 15 minutes, Inzelbuch said.
School security personnel responded to the situation initially and police were called, according to Inzelbuch, who said no one was injured. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing the incident.
Lakewood police did not immediately return a message from New Jersey 101.5 on Tuesday morning.
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PRINCETON For 20 years, the nonprofit Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey has worked to protect rare species in the Garden State and beyond.
While the past year in particular has presented many challenges, executive director David Wheeler said one positive is that New Jersey residents showed a renewed interest in and reconnection with the natural world around them.
Many of those people are the organization s volunteers, hundreds of whom work on various projects throughout the state.
Right now, Wheeler said, their collective schedule is 24/7, as it is peak nesting season, and everything is happening.
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The projects are not always glamorous, but what people are able to uncover is crucial to the continued success of the foundation s mission.
We ve seen the stories of dogs and cats being kept in homes not meant for them. Dozens of animals kept under the same roof, in poor conditions, some barely clinging to life. As often as that happens here in Texas, there are times where even bigger animals are discovered in similar conditions. Then there are the people that step in to help.
Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in New Jersey did just that for a tiger by the name of Caesar. The regal cat was rescued from Noah s Land in Bastrop, Texas in 2002. According to Texas Monthly, Noah s Land was understaffed and underfinanced, leaving the crew there completely overwhelmed.
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