Saddle River police warn of hoax text telling kids to 'run away from home'

Rodrigo Torrejon | NorthJersey

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Saddle River police warned residents to look out for a hoax text circulating that warns kids to run away from home because "bad people" are after them.

On Sunday night, several children received ominous text messages warning them to leave their homes because bad people were after them. The sender posed as Saddle River police. The text then advised children to call the number listed with the text.

"Please speak with your children about this message and how to treat other strange messages in the future," police said in a Facebook post.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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