A community alert that put parents on edge near Conshohocken Elementary School turned out to be something far less sinister than feared. Conshohocken Police initially flagged a suspicious incident in the area earlier this week, and the school community understandably went on high alert. After looking into it, investigators now say the episode was the result of what they called poor judgment and immature behavior by local teenagers, not a child luring attempt.
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It is the kind of update that lands as a relief and a reminder all at once. Relief that there was no predator circling a school. Reminder that the speed at which a neighborhood can mobilize when a vague warning hits the group chat is impressive, and that the eventual all-clear deserves the same circulation as the original scare. If you saw the first alert, make sure the people you forwarded it to also see the follow-up.
For the full police update, see the report at MoreThanTheCurve.