Crime & Safety

Hopatcong Police Step Up Patrols Around Schools

Amid reports of a gunman near Hackettstown High School early Monday.

The has upped its manpower around borough schools after early Monday morning.

The police department posted the following on its Facebook page:

"As of 12:10 pm on Monday 03/26/12 the report of a person with a gun outside of a school is in Warren County and not Hopatcong. We have stepped up patrols in the area of the schools ONLY as a precaution as are other police departments in the area."

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