Teen charged in violent threats against NJ high school

🚨Four specific violent threats were made on two days in January

🚨Law enforcement responded to Clifton High School for each threat

🚨The teen may be connected to other similar incidents in recent months

CLIFTON — A 17-year-old student was charged with making four online threats against specific students and staff at his Passaic County high school.

The "very detailed threats" were made by email on Jan. 27 and Jan. 29 and involved "bombs, school shootings, and death threats” at Clifton High School, according to Clifton police.

The recipients reported the threats to police, which sparked large-scale police responses and security measures.

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Connection to other incidents

The teen was taken into custody at the school on Feb. 3 on 14 juvenile counts of terroristic threats and six counts of false public alarm. A court-ordered him to be held is being held at the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center.

Clifton school superintendent Danny A. Robertozzi in a statement thanked Clifton police and school personnel for their efforts during the investigation.

"We recognize that the act of creating false public alarms disrupts the educational process and take these actions very seriously. We fully support the Clifton Police Department’s pursuit of holding the individual accountable. The physical and emotional safety of our students and staff remains our top priority," Robertozzi wrote.

Police are also looking into the teen's connection to other similar incidents that have taken place in the past several months.

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