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   CRANFORD, NJ - The Cranford Police Department will have an   
   increased presence at Orange Avenue School on Monday, in wake of   
   the arrest of teacher Matthew Acosta who faces one count of   
   third degree terroristic threats and one count of fourth degree   
   risking widespread injury or damage for an incident that   
   happened at the school Friday.   
      
   "We know that families may have concerns as school approaches on   
   Monday. Please know that Chief (Ryan) Greco will be arranging   
   for a strong and visible police presence on Monday morning,"   
   Superintendent Scott Rubin said.   
      
   Greco told Patch that he has been in constant contact with Rubin   
   since the incident and while there will be an increased police   
   presence on Monday, it will not be at the expense of other   
   schools or the community.   
      
   "Because this threat was specifically affecting Orange Avenue   
   School we are increasing our presence there but we will not be   
   taking resources away from anything to do so," Greco said.   
   "We'll have plainclothes officers and patrol guys there as well."   
      
   Rubin said in an email that late Friday afternoon a faculty   
   member reported to Orange Avenue School Principal Marc Edery   
   that another faculty member made a threat against Orange Avenue   
   School. Edery immediately contacted Cranford Police Department,   
   who conducted an investigation and arrested the 33-year-old   
   Acosta of Kenilworth Friday night.   
      
   Acosta was charged with one count of third degree terroristic   
   threats and one count of fourth degree risking widespread injury   
   or damage on Friday.   
      
   Acosta was remanded to the Union County Jail pending a detention   
   hearing, police said. An ongoing investigation is being   
   conducted by the Cranford Police Department Investigative   
   Division.   
      
   Greco told Patch that Acosta is still lodged in Union County   
   Jail pending a detention hearing on Thursday Nov. 8.   
      
   Rubin said that the arrest has had many in the community   
   reaching out to him asking about the hiring process for faculty.   
      
   "Please know that it is a very thorough process which culminates   
   with fingerprinting and a State and Federal Criminal History   
   Review," Rubin said. "All staff members must and have gone   
   through this process."   
      
   Rubin said that Edery will be meeting with faculty in advance of   
   school Monday, with a focus of ensuring students feel   
   comfortable and safe.   
      
   "Staff will be provided with common language they will share   
   with students in the event that they have questions or express   
   concerns and teachers will be extra vigilant and supportive as   
   they also ensure that students feel safe and secure," Rubin said.   
      
   Rubin also noted that Lisa Burfeindt, the Director of School   
   Counseling, has arranged for extra counselors to be available to   
   speak to any student who may need to talk with someone.   
      
   According to statute N.J.S.A. 2C:17-2(c) fourth degree risking   
   widespread injury or damage is when a person who knowingly or   
   recklessly fails to take reasonable measures to prevent or   
   mitigate widespread injury or damage. The crime is rated as   
   fourth degree, if:   
      
   He knows that he is under an official, contractual or other   
   legal duty to take such measures   
   He did or assented to the act causing or threatening the injury   
   or damage.   
   Widespread injury or damage means serious bodily injury to five   
   or more people or damage to five or more habitations or to a   
   building which would normally have contained 25 or more persons   
   at the time of the offense, the statute reads.   
   The New Jersey Terroristic Threats Law is contained at N.J.S.A.   
   2C:12-3 is defined as:   
      
   A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he   
   threatens to commit any crime of violence with the purpose to   
   terrorize another or to cause evacuation of a building, place of   
   assembly, or facility of public transportation, or otherwise to   
   cause serious public inconvenience, or in reckless disregard of   
   the risk of causing such terror or inconvenience. A violation of   
   this subsection is a crime of the second degree if it occurs   
   during a declared period of national, State or county emergency.   
   The actor shall be strictly liable upon proof that the crime   
   occurred, in fact, during a declared period of national, State   
   or county emergency. It shall not be a defense that the actor   
   did not know that there was a declared period of emergency at   
   the time the crime occurred.   
   A person is guilty of a crime of the third degree if he   
   threatens to kill another with the purpose to put him in   
   imminent fear of death under circumstances reasonably causing   
   the victim to believe the immediacy of the threat and the   
   likelihood that it will be carried out.   
   Rubin thanked Edery, Greco and the entire Cranford Police   
   Department for acting so quickly and for doing what they do to   
   protect the community.   
      
   "I am deeply saddened that this event occurred, but I am so   
   appreciative of the collective response of Orange Avenue School   
   Administration, OAS Staff, and the Cranford Police Department as   
   we work together to ensure the continued safety and well-being   
   of our students," Rubin said.   
      
   For his part, Greco said the Police Department will continue to   
   monitor the situation and will react accordingly.   
      
   "If we decide we need more presence in the school or for longer   
   then that is what we'll do," Greco said.   
      
   https://patch.com/new-jersey/cranford/teacher-arrest-prompts-   
   increased-security-cranford-school   
       
      
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