October 31, 2008 RE: Halloween Update On October 30,2008 an unknown individual(s) began posting false information regarding random shootings throughout the City of Jersey City. The erroneous information which was being posted on various websites caused an increased number of calls into our operations center seeking information. Although this increase did not cause a disruption in service it stood the potential to do so. The increased volume of calls could have potentially caused a delay in a response to a 911 call. The actions of this individual(s) placed residents in jeopardy and was at a minimum irresponsible and possibly criminal As a law enforcement agency we take our responsibilities very seriously. We devised an intelligence driven plan to protect our residents. During the period in question there was not one shooting in Jersey City. The men and women of the Jersey City Police Department have once again done an outstanding job. We are at the midpoint of an operational plan that was devised through intelligence gathering and community needs. In an effort to alleviate some of the fears of the community I have contacted the Hudson county Sheriff and asked for his assistance. Our goal is to have a uniformed officer at every primary and secondary educational facility within the city at the conclusion of the school day today. Our hope is that we will come to the end of our operational plan without incident, I can assure you that at 1:30 pm today, October 31, 2008, we have not experienced any major incidents. I can also assure you that we have no new intelligence to cause any concern. In the event that we had received any information that would have placed the public in jeopardy, we would have released that information immediately with the appropriate recommendations. Chief of Police Thomas Comey

r_pinkowitz wrote:


wibbit, obviously his first post had some believing. The best thing this site owner can do is remove this thread. It's a waste of space.

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HearmeRawr/TOM wrote:
The rumor was real (only in my mind). They killed 140 OVER 9000!!! girls in total in only Jersey City (again, only in my mind) My mom's co-worker saw one me on the bus and knew I spent one evening posting under names like Tom and Hotmom.. My freind (I missed 2nd grade spelling) lost my Prozac on the 30th and 31st. So for those who think that wasnt true well it was.

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Thanks, Loopy!

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The sad part is the way he posted this false information....it was wrong to scare people this way.

you have bigger problems than being scared if actually took this guy seriously.

The sad part is the way he posted this false information....it was wrong to scare people this way.

emdot wrote:
r_pinkowitz and loopy love the changes!

Wow, all those people were killed and we heard nothing. I guess the same cover-up happened in Paterson because the same rumor was going around there as well. They really had a lot of covering up to do. I am not saying that gang intiation isn't real, but come on. Every year it's the same rumor. I have heard it in JC, Paterson, Washington Heights, Brooklyn, and surprisingly enough Rochester. It's a Halloween myth, much like the boogieman.

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HearmeRawr/TOM wrote:
The rumor was real (only in my mind). They killed 140 OVER 9000!!! girls in total in only Jersey City (again, only in my mind) My mom's co-worker saw one me on the bus and knew I spent one evening posting under names like Tom and Hotmom.. My freind (I missed 2nd grade spelling) lost my Prozac on the 30th and 31st. So for those who think that wasnt true well it was.

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HearmeRawr wrote:
The rumor was real. They killed 140 OVER 9000!!! girls in total in only Jersey City. My mom's co-worker saw one of the girls get off the bus then one of the gang members right behind and killing her. My freind lost 2 friends on the 30th and 31st. So for those who think that wasnt true well it was.

HearmeRawr wrote:
The rumor was real. They killed 140 girls in total in only Jersey City. My mom's co-worker saw one of the girls get off the bus then one of the gang members right behind and killing her. My freind lost 2 friends on the 30th and 31st. So for those who think that wasnt true well it was.

JerseyCityNj wrote:
October 31st is almost a holiday of its own

dirtyrottenlove wrote:
http://www.nj.com/starledger/stories/ ... 25427213257650.xml&coll=1

[...]"Newark Mayor Cory Booker, police director Garry McCarthy and school superintendent Clifford Janey were all forced to address the rumors.

Booker called them "viral fear mongering."

McCarthy said he was "perplexed and outraged at the baseless and irresponsible rumors."

Still, to calm fears, Booker dispatched his personal security details to the schools yesterday, and McCarthy put numerous foot patrols on the school streets to augment the board of education police force. Janey said the district was "stepping up patrols and remains on high alert."

On the sidewalks and streets around Central High, there seemed to be as many cops as students, and as many cop cars as school buses.

All symbols of order, yes, but all reminders of "What if ...?"

And that is the fear, and the reality.

Mark DiIonno may be reached at (973) 392-1728 or mdiionno@starledger.com.

jc_insomniac wrote:

Anyway, there is no gang initiation or mass shootings tonight.

fasteddie wrote:
Actually, their mission is to kill 35 virgins. There is nothing to worry about, it is an impossibility in JC. No one will be harmed.

bdlaw wrote:
I thought it was dachshunds.