BEACHWOOD, NJ – Rumors swirled on social media Friday night regarding a stabbing at the Toms River Intermediate South Halloween dance, but the Beachwood Police Department said those rumors were false.
The department did confirm two injuries at the dance that erequired medical response, but said reports of a stabbing were simply not true.
“The Beachwood Police Department was made aware of numerous concerns from parents regarding the “Halloween Dance.” These concerns pertained to an allegation of an incident involving a knife or a stabbing at this dance,” the department said Friday night. “Our agency was present at the event and can confirm no such incident occurred. There were, however, two medical emergencies that were being tended to during the event, neither of which was related to any physical altercation.”