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Civilian Navy employee charged with reporting false active shooter on New Jersey military base

Civilian Navy employee charged with reporting false active shooter on New Jersey military base
nation10/1/2025

The woman later told authorities she reported the false threat because she wanted to "trauma bond" with her colleagues, according to a criminal complaint.

A civilian U.S. Department of Navy employee was charged with falsely reporting an active shooter at a New Jersey military base on Tuesday morning -- a hoax she allegedly carried out to "trauma bond" with her colleagues, according to a criminal compla... [2227 chars]