4 Students Stole Car, Broke Into 2 High Schools In Bergen County: Police Say

FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — Four students are facing charges after they stole a car and broke into two Bergen County high schools early Monday, roaming the halls with a toy gun, police said.

The Franklin Lakes Police Department said they responded to Ramapo High School shortly after 1:30 a.m. Monday after school security reported four people walking in the halls, one of whom appeared to have a firearm.

The four students, ranging in age from 11 to 17, were arrested at Ramapo High School, Police Captain Robert Grassi said. One of them had a plastic toy rifle that resembled an FN P90, which is a submachine gun, police said.

Police determined that the four kids broke into the school, stole a vehicle, drove to another high school in the area, broke into that school, then came back to Ramapo High, where they were seen and arrested.

They did not name the second high school. Ramapo High School is one of two regional high schools in the area. Students in Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff attend either Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes or Indian Hills High School in Oakland.

All four children were released into custody of their parents or guardians, police said, and charges are forthcoming.

Because of the report of the gun, Franklin Lakes police requested mutual aid from Oakland, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Mahwah, Fair Lawn, North Haledon, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office.

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