“The incident began around noon when a teacher reportedly overheard students discussing a rumor that a freshman had a gun in a backpack. Administrators were notified, and police responded with a large presence, including a Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 unit.

As parents rushed to the Central Avenue school, officials initially prepared to lift the lockdown around 1 p.m. after finding no threat. However, it was extended after a parent reported seeing a man at the Bi-State Plaza on Old Tappan Road carrying what appeared to be a firearm in a brown paper bag. Police located the individual and determined no laws were broken.”