A Pennsylvania man’s text about an active shooter, meant as a joke to get his wife’s attention, caused a significant police response Tuesday evening in Northampton County after his alarmed daughter called 911. Heavy police presence reported at office buildingCell phone video captured the heavy police presence around 5:15 p.m. at an office building on the 4100 block of Freemansburg Avenue in Palmer Township.Officers from multiple jurisdictions responded to the scene after receiving reports of an active shooter. 911 call reveals daughter’s alarmAudio from the 911 call revealed the daughter’s concern: “Caller is the daughter reporting that her father is texting that there is an active shooter in the building. He is under a desk.” Neighborhood streets blocked during responseA neighbor shared a photo showing officers securing the area and blocking off neighborhood streets. “A lot of the neighborhood streets were blocked off. There were a lot of officers walking around through properties making sure not only that location was secure, but their neighborhoods were secure,” Sgt. Tyson Unangst of the Palmer Township Police Department said. Police determine there was no emergencyAuthorities soon determined the situation was not an emergency. “The dad is on the phone stating that he left. He is now home. And that it is a false alarm,” audio from the call revealed. Father admits text was meant as a jokeFurther audio clarified the father’s intentions: “Father of the caller who we got on the line stated that it was a joke that he was playing on his wife because she doesn’t pick up the phone.” Police reached out to the man for comment, but he declined through a family member.Officials stress the seriousness of false alarms”This is a serious matter. As we’re all aware, there have been numerous active shootings across America, and we take this very seriously,” Unangst said. Palmer Township police noted that the false alarm diverted valuable resources from other areas until the all-clear was given shortly before 6 p.m. “You are disrupting people, the community. People may not be able to get to their house now. Keep in mind, there’s medical facilities not far away from where the alleged incident took place yesterday,” Unangst said. The Northampton County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and decided not to file charges.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. —

A Pennsylvania man’s text about an active shooter, meant as a joke to get his wife’s attention, caused a significant police response Tuesday evening in Northampton County after his alarmed daughter called 911.

Heavy police presence reported at office building

Cell phone video captured the heavy police presence around 5:15 p.m. at an office building on the 4100 block of Freemansburg Avenue in Palmer Township.

Officers from multiple jurisdictions responded to the scene after receiving reports of an active shooter.

911 call reveals daughter’s alarm

Audio from the 911 call revealed the daughter’s concern: “Caller is the daughter reporting that her father is texting that there is an active shooter in the building. He is under a desk.”

Neighborhood streets blocked during response

A neighbor shared a photo showing officers securing the area and blocking off neighborhood streets.

“A lot of the neighborhood streets were blocked off. There were a lot of officers walking around through properties making sure not only that location was secure, but their neighborhoods were secure,” Sgt. Tyson Unangst of the Palmer Township Police Department said.

Police determine there was no emergency

Authorities soon determined the situation was not an emergency.

“The dad is on the phone stating that he left. He is now home. And that it is a false alarm,” audio from the call revealed.

Father admits text was meant as a joke

Further audio clarified the father’s intentions: “Father of the caller who we got on the line stated that it was a joke that he was playing on his wife because she doesn’t pick up the phone.”

Police reached out to the man for comment, but he declined through a family member.

Officials stress the seriousness of false alarms

“This is a serious matter. As we’re all aware, there have been numerous active shootings across America, and we take this very seriously,” Unangst said.

Palmer Township police noted that the false alarm diverted valuable resources from other areas until the all-clear was given shortly before 6 p.m.

“You are disrupting people, the community. People may not be able to get to their house now. Keep in mind, there’s medical facilities not far away from where the alleged incident took place yesterday,” Unangst said.

The Northampton County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and decided not to file charges.