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Dance Called Off At N.J. School Over Threat Stemming From Strapless Dress Ban

A dance was canceled at Readington Middle School in New Jersey Friday night, after reports of threats stemming from a ban on strapless dresses at an eighth grade dance scheduled for later.

2013/04/27

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NJ Students, Parents On Edge After ‘Hit List’ Video

Students at a New Jersey school are still on edge after a disturbing video posted to YouTube showed a pair of 12-year-old girls reading off a hit list and graphically describing how they’d carry out their kills.

2013/04/26

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Report: Canadian Police Happen Upon Queens Boy’s Facebook Threat

A teenage boy from Queens found himself in serious trouble this week, after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police caught a death threat directed at his school’s dean that he posted on Facebook, according to a published report.

2013/03/23

Seaside Heights boardwalk planks and roller coaster in the ocean on Nov. 9, 2012 (credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880)

Post-Sandy Ocean Junk Poses Safety Hazard, But Cleanup Continues

The need for a swift cleanup has grown critical, after Superstorm Sandy swept objects of all sizes into the ocean and posed a potential threat to summer swimmers.

2013/02/17

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L.I. Man Charged With Threatening Town Employee Over Parking Ticket

A man was hit with serious charges after yelling threats at a Huntington town employee over a parking ticket.

2013/02/03

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How To Protect Your Kids From Identity Theft

We’ve warned you about identity theft before. Everyone’s a target for this type of crime – from the elderly to the deceased. Now, your kids are also at risk. Children are 51 percent more likely to have their identities stolen than adults.

CBS 2HD–2012/10/09

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Tweeter Behind Alleged Occupy Threat Against NYPD Speaks Out

Police spokesman Paul Browne confirmed Sunday that the department was seeking a subpoena to identify the person.

2012/03/18

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L.I. School Locked Down After Threat Found On Bathroom Wall

Though the school decided not to close Friday, Smithtown West administrators assured both students and parents that they took the matter very seriously.

2012/03/09

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Montclair State University Investigating Anti-Gay Slurs And Threat On Campus

On Monday, a message was written in a women’s bathroom saying that on Feb. 7, homosexuals “will die.”

2012/02/01

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Threatening Letters, Suspicious Powder Sent To Staten Island Neighborhood

The street is called Tone Lane. It features attached townhouses of many immigrants. But anonymous mailings are frightening the people here, calling one neighbor, for example, a “deadbeat, child molester and degenerate.”

2011/09/29

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Authorities Investigate Email Threat Against NY School Buses

An April 1 email contains threats against school buses, warns of violence in state office buildings and against members of the state legislature. The threat was emailed from an anonymous account to state officials. Though it came in on April Fool’s day, it is being taken quite seriously.

2011/04/06

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New Yorkers Unfazed By Terror Warning Sunday

“Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks,” the warning said.

2010/10/03

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Knicks To Play Despite Terror Threat

The New York Knicks were scheduled to play Olimpia Milano in Milan on Sunday.

2010/10/03

A scientist removes a letter from an envelope containing Anthrax sent to Senator Pat Leahy in 2001 - Photo: FBI via AP

Anthrax Threat Suspect Returning To Connecticut

The man charged with sending more than 50 death, anthrax, and bomb threat letters across the country.

2010/09/24

N.Y. High School Evacuated; Police Say All Safe

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (CBS 2/AP) – A suburban high school has been evacuated because of a threat scrawled on a bathroom wall. Pleasantville police Chief Anthony Chiarlitti says all students and staff got out of the […]

2010/09/22

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