Crime & Safety
Woman Accused of Threatening NJ Transit Bus Driver
East Orange woman charged with making terroristic threats aboard bus Saturday afternoon.
An East Orange woman threatened a New Jersey Transit bus driver Saturday afternoon, Montclair Police said.
Phylicia Jackson, 43, was charged with making terroristic threats, according to a department statement.
Police received a report a disturbance aboard a New Jersey Transit bus at about 12:20 p.m. Saturday. Officers went to the area of Bloomfield and Gates avenues, where the vehicle was stopped. The driver told police that Jackson, a passenger on the bus, threatened him, the statement continued.
Jackson was removed from the bus by the officers and placed under arrest. She later was released pending a court date, police said.
No further details about the incident were released.
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