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Police: N.J. teen bypasses guard, reaches WTC spire

The Columbian
Published: March 19, 2014, 5:00pm

NEW YORK — A 16-year-old New Jersey boy described as a thrill-seeker bypassed an inattentive security guard in the middle of the night and climbed a ladder to the spire of 1 World Trade Center, where he apparently took pictures, authorities said Thursday.

Justin Casquejo was arrested at 6 a.m.

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