What to Know
- A report a young girl was kidnapped near a public school in Paterson, New Jersey, Friday morning turned out to be a false alarm
- Nature of the mix-up wasn't clear, but school officials said it involved a 14-year-old boy who always gets picked up in the same spot
- As a precaution, outdoor school activities were suspended for the day
A report that a young girl was kidnapped near a public school in Paterson, New Jersey, Friday morning sent parents and administrators into a brief frenzy, but school officials say prosecutors told them it was a false alarm.
Officials with PS 10, a magnet school serving kids in grades K-5 on Mercer Street, confirmed around 11:30 a.m. they had gotten a report of an abduction in the area and called police. It wasn't clear what time that report came in, nor who made it, but NorthJersey.com reported more than a dozen law enforcement vehicles converged on the area as authorities investigated.
About two hours later, school officials said they had learned the report was not founded. The nature of the mix-up wasn't immediately clear, but school officials said it involved a 14-year-old boy who gets picked up at that spot each day.
As a precaution, outdoor school activities were suspended for the day.
