Woman, 72, Made False Bomb Threat To Hospital In Bergen County: Prosecutors

TEANECK, NJ — A Wayne woman has been arrested for calling in a false bomb threat to a hospital in Teaneck this summer, prosecutors said Thursday.

Adele Ulrich, 72, was arrested Tuesday after a months-long investigation, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

They said that on Saturday, Aug. 17, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Intelligence & Counter-Terrorism Unit was notified by the Teaneck police about a call to Holy Name Hospital. Police said an unknown telephone caller used technology to anonymize the “caller ID," and claimed "that several bombs were going to detonate in the hospital."

First responders and officials "took measures to ensure the safety of the facility," prosecutors said. Then, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Threat Management Unit and Cyber Crimes Unit investigated and traced the call.

Ulrich has been charged with second-degree false public alarm, prosecutors said.

She's scheduled for a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack on Nov. 13, prosecutors said.