Social media platforms are a resource for information, a way to communicate digitally with family and friends and a place to share with others what's going on in your life. It becomes a place of annoyance or fear when people misuse it to harm others.
A Red Bank Regional High School student has been charged with creating a false public alarm for allegedly posting a picture on Sunday of what turned out to be an air-soft gun with the caption "Stay Tuned".
A Freehold man who allegedly used his twitter account to post two alarming text messages threatening law enforcement is charged with making online threats and is not allowed to use the internet.