Police say fake federal agent lurked outside NJ school

Armed man pretended to be a federal agent outside NJ school, cops say Jen Ursillo Published: September 15, 2025 Man pretending to be a federal agent is caught lurking outside an Englewood public school

🔴 A man was arrested outside a school in Bergen County

🔴 Police say he pretended to be a federal agent

🔴 He had a knife

ENGLEWOOD — An armed man who pretended to be a federal agent and was seen lurking outside near a school in Bergen County has been arrested, according to police .

On Friday, Sept. 12, the police received a report from the Englewood Public School District security team about a man near the elementary school claiming to be a federal agent.

He was not an agent at all.

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