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Gettysburg, PA
Schools
Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities
The man accused of shooting act law enforcement officers in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 2023— which sent multiple schools into lockdowns— has been identified and arrested authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Eric Nathaniel Durah Jr., 25, was arrested at his Penn Hills home on March 16, according to the release. No law enforcement officers were hurt when he allegedly opened fire at "agents and task force officers with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (PAOAG) Narcotics Task Force were following a narcotic suspect’s vehicle in unmarked vehicles," around 1:45 p.…
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
News
Saddle Brook Schools Sheltered In Place After Quartet Flees Failed Armed Street Robbery: Police
Saddle Brook Middle/High School was temporarily sheltered in place on Monday after four men reportedly tried to rob someone who thought he was making an online sale, authorities said. "Two men approached the victim on foot while two more were in a car nearby" in the center of town around 2 p.m. March 13, said Capt. John Zotollo, the officer in charge of the department. The victim got in his car and locked the doors as they approached, the captain said. "One of the men allegedly brandished a firearm at the victim as he attempted to break the car window," he said. He escaped without injury …
Arlington, VA
Schools
Gunston Middle School Placed On Lockdown To Investigate 'Written Threat' (
Developing
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An Arlington middle school was placed into a temporary lockdown on Friday afternoon as the police investigated a reported “written threat” that was discovered. At approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, March 10, a spokesperson from Arlington Public Schools advised that Gunston Middle School had been placed in lockdown due to the undisclosed threat that was reported. APS Alert: @APSGunston is currently in Lockdown. Check email for more information. Do not come to the school. — Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) March 10, 2023 Police were called to the building to investigate the threat, …
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Gun-Shaped Laser Pointer Locks Down Chesco Middle School
Collegium Charter Middle School in Exton was locked down briefly on Tuesday over reports of a weapon that turned out to be a toy, officials say. It started at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, West Whiteland Township Police said in a statement. The department was called to the school by administrators after a student reported that a classmate was armed, Collegium staff explained. Upon receiving the report, administrators locked down the building while police and campus security officers conducted a sweep. The "armed" student was located, searched, and found to have "a laser-poin…
Gaithersburg, MD
Schools
Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained
A shelter-in-place order for five separate Montgomery County schools has been lifted after a suspect behind a nearby shooting was taken into custody, police confirm. The shelter-in-place order was officially lifted around 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 7 after taking effect a little more than an hour earlier following a shooting that left two people injured. The Montgomery County Department of Police advised that these schools were in a shelter-in-place due to the reported shooting: Watkins Mill High School; Watkins Mill Elementary School; Montgomery Village Middle School; Whitestone Elementa…
Towson, MD
News
Police Investigating Midday Shooting Near Baltimore HS (
Developing
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Police in Baltimore are investigating a reported homicide that was called in near an area high school. Officers were called at approximately 2 p.m. to the 5900 block of East Pratt Street on Monday, March 6 to investigate a reported shooting near Patterson High School and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. BPD is on scene at a homicide investigation in the Southeast District. Media staging area will be 6410 E. Pratt St. pic.twitter.com/hX3LlKu7pb — Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) March 6, 2023 According to a Baltimore Sun report, a teenager was identified as the victim and w…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
West Springfield High Off Lockdown After Hoax Threat Made Against School: Police
West Springfield High was momentarily put on lockdown Friday, March 3, after someone called in a fake threat about the Hampden County school, officials said. The hoax is the last in a worrying and growing trend called "swatting." West Springfield police said someone called the department's non-emergency line just after 8:20 a.m. to make the threat. Officers responded to the high school within a minute and worked with administrators to begin safety protocols, which included a lockdown. Police swept the school for threats but found nothing, and they determined the call was fake. School …
Clifton Park, NY
Schools
Reports Of Student With Gun Prompt Lockdown At Capital Region High School
A high school in the region was placed on a lockdown after several students reported that a classmate had a gun. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Shenendehowa High School West in Clifton Park at around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, after a student told their parent that another student possibly had a gun, officials said. Other students at the school made similar reports directly to the school resource officer, who is a Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputy. The school was placed on a lockdown while deputies and State Police troopers searched the campus. They eventually located the…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley School Threat Deemed Unfounded, Police Say
A threat against a Hudson Valley middle school caused an area-wide lockdown of schools and a large police response. The threat took place in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Rombout Middle School in Beacon. According to Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson of the Beacon Police, the school received a call from an individual who made a specific threat. Department members immediately responded to secure Rombout Middle School as well as the other schools in the city and began coordinating with School District administration as well as the Town of Fishkill Police to ensure that all of the…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks High School Closes Early Amid Reports Of Shooting
Wilson High School dismissed students early on Friday, Feb. 24 after administrators received reports of an ongoing shooting. In an announcement posted to the district's website just before 9:20 a.m., district officials said they were notified by Spring Township police "that there was a shooting at Wilson High School." Township police and state troopers responded to the scene. Wilson High and Whitfield Elementary School were placed on lockdown as authorities swept the grounds, the district said. After a preliminary sweep and a second, more thorough search, police notified the di…
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Update
: Chicopee High Off Lockdown After Threat Made Against School: Superintendent
Update: Chicopee School Superintendent Alvin W. Morton said Chicopee High School has been taken off lockdown. The school was cordoned off by police as they investigated a threat made against the facility Tuesday morning, Feb. 14. Officers ruled the threat not credible and reopened the high school after about two hours, Morton said in a Facebook post. Chicopee High School Incident Update as of 12:18pm. Posted by Chicopee Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 ________________ Chicopee police announced Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, that they had put Chicopee High School on lockdo…
Jersey City, NJ
Schools
Fighting Parents With Taser, Handgun Lock Down Jersey City Schools: Police
A trio of fighting parents including one who deployed a Taser and another who had a handgun caused two Jersey City schools to go into lockdown early Monday, Feb. 13, authorities said. School No. 3 and Middle School No. 4 on Bright Street went into lockdown around 8:30 a.m., when one woman deployed the Taser, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace Scalcione said. The male parent, who showed a handgun, was gone upon police arrival but later arrested in Hoboken on charges of causing or risking widespread injury or damage; aggravated assault; unlawful weapon possession; possession of a weapon; …
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