Acton-Boxborough, MA
News
‘Active Assailant’ Incident: At Least 2 Students Shot At High School Outside Denver ‘Active Assailant’ Incident: At Least 2 Students Shot At High School Outside Denver
‘Active Assailant’ Incident: At Least 2 Students Shot At High School Outside Denver Two high school students were shot and critically injured during what authorities labeled an “active assailant” incident at a suburban Denver high school. The shooting occurred around 12:40 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado.  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert for an “active assailant” in the area as law enforcement converged on the campus. Officials said at least two students were hospitalized in critical condition. The suspect was also shot during the incident. Additional details about the suspect’s conditi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lexington Park, MD
Schools
Sprinkler Stops Fire At Maryland High School, Students Get Day Off Sprinkler Stops Fire At Maryland High School, Students Get Day Off
Sprinkler Stops Fire At Maryland High School, Students Get Day Off A sprinkler system is being credited with saving a Maryland high school after an electrical fire broke out Tuesday night — but students still got the day off while crews cleaned up, officials said. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire happened at Queen Anne’s High School on Ruthsburg Road in Centreville around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The school’s alarm company alerted 911, and a custodian also discovered the blaze after the alarm activation. Investigators said the fire started in a rear first-floor office and was caused by “an unspecified electrical event involving…

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by Zak Failla
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
Schools
PA School Custodian Caught With Thousands Of Child Pornography Images: Police PA School Custodian Caught With Thousands Of Child Pornography Images: Police
PA School Custodian Caught With Thousands Of Child Pornography Images: Police A Pennsylvania school custodian is accused of possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography on his personal electronic devices, police announced on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Michael Siar, 55, of Whitehall, was arrested by the Whitehall Police Department and charged with 22 counts of possession of child pornography and 3 counts of criminal use of a communication facility, according to a release. The case began on April 23, 2025, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children submitted 13 cyber tips identifying Siar as a possible offender, investigators said. A sear…

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by Jillian Pikora
Rivertowns, NY
Schools
Students Evacuated After Chemical Spill At Hastings High School (DEVELOPING) Students Evacuated After Chemical Spill At Hastings High School (DEVELOPING)
Students Evacuated After Chemical Spill At Hastings High School (Developing) A chemical spill led to the evacuation of a high school in Westchester County on Thursday, Sept. 4.  The incident happened at Hastings High School in Hastings-On-Hudson, where an "isolated incident" in a science classroom led to the evacuation of all students in the building, according to a message from the Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School District. The incident involved a broken beaker that had chemicals in it, CBS News reported. A few students and one teacher were affected by the chemical spill, according to the outlet.  All students are safe, district officials said,…

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by Ben Crnic
Rockville, MD
Schools
Swatting Call Triggers Lockdown At Rockville High School: Police Swatting Call Triggers Lockdown At Rockville High School: Police
Swatting Call Triggers Lockdown At Rockville High School: Police A swatting call was to blame for a temporary high school lockdown in the area on Wednesday afternoon. Reports of a person carrying a firearm near Rockville High School proved to be unfounded on Wednesday, following a multi-agency investigation, though not before the building was locked down as a precaution. Officers from the Montgomery County and Rockville police departments, along with US Park Police, were called to the high school before 2 p.m. on Sept. 3 to investigate the call. @MCPS has placed Rockville High School on lockdown following the report of a person with a firearm near th…

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by Zak Failla
Camp Hill, PA
Schools
Camp Hill Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police Camp Hill Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police
Camp Hill Mom Shoves Principal At Daughter’s Elementary School: Police A Camp Hill woman is accused of shoving her child’s principal during a confrontation on the first day of school at West Creek Hills Elementary, East Pennsboro Township police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tracy Allen, 34, is charged with misdemeanor simple assault and criminal trespass, along with summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct, according to police. The charges stem from an alleged incident at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, when Allen attempted to enter the school on the 400 block of Erford Road to retrieve her daughter. When the principal, identified in charging do…

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by Jillian Pikora
Leonardtown-California, MD
Schools
Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff
Masked Minor With Nerf Gun Sparks School Scare In Leonardtown: Sheriff A juvenile wearing a Nerf mask and carrying a toy gun triggered a school safety scare in Southern Maryland, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to Leonardtown Elementary School at about 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after a 911 caller reported seeing a masked person possibly carrying a gun near the campus, the sheriff’s office said. When deputies arrived, they immediately secured the school property while administrators initiated safety protocols. An investigation determined the person was a minor who “did not make any threats and appeared unaware of …

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by Zak Failla
Ashford-Willington, CT
News
New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis
New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis This story has been updated. A suspect is dead, two children were killed and 17 other people and have been injured after an active shooter incident at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. The incident unfolded around 8:30 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Annunciation Church and School. An all-school mass had just gotten underway when the incident happened, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said, calling the incident an "unthinkable tragedy" at a midday news conference. The two children who were killed, ages 8 and 10, were seated in a pew when they were shot from outside th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Longmeadow, MA
News
Longmeadow Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ Longmeadow Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ
Longmeadow Middle School Librarian Shared Child Porn; Had Box Of Kids’ Items, Costumes: DOJ Federal prosecutors say a Longmeadow Public Schools middle school librarian is facing child pornography charges after a months-long undercover investigation. Scott McGinley, 55, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, is accused of distributing child sexual abuse material in an online group called “Little boyz only.” Authorities say that during conversations with undercover officers posing as fellow users, McGinley allegedly disclosed his sexual preference for “boys age 2-12” and “especially 4-7.' The US Attorney for Massachusetts prosecutors say McGinley told the undercover officer he had “students” wh…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police
Mom Beats Teen With Metal Water Bottle During Girl Fight At Brentwood High School: Police A Long Island mother is accused of attacking a teenage girl with a metal water bottle during a fight involving her daughter at Brentwood High School, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. A 14-year-old female was leaving the school when she and a 15-year-old girl began exchanging words, according to police. The 15-year-old’s mother, Toni Monroe, 35, allegedly struck the 14-year-old multiple times in the head and body with a metal water bottle. A security guard intervened and broke up the altercation, police said. Monroe was arrested in the school parking lot a shor…

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by Jillian Pikora
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say 3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say
3 Shot In School Parking Lot After Basketball Event In White Plains, Police Say Three people, including a teenager, were injured after more than 20 shots were fired during an altercation at an elementary school parking lot in Westchester, police said. The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the parking lot entrance of the Church Street School at 295 Church St. in White Plains, according to the city's police department. Police said the gunfire followed a dispute among a group of people who had just left an organized basketball event at the nearby Gardella Park. A total of three Bronx residents were injured: an 18-year-old man, a 21-year-old man, …

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Threatened Mass Violence At Emmitsburg School Children’s Camp: Sheriff Maryland Man Threatened Mass Violence At Emmitsburg School Children’s Camp: Sheriff
Maryland Man Threatened Mass Violence At Emmitsburg School Children’s Camp: Sheriff A man is behind bars after authorities said he threatened mass violence at a children’s camp on Tuesday and then assaulted two deputies trying to arrest him. Benjamin Dewees, 28, of Emmitsburg, made the threats around 10:11 a.m. on July 29 at Emmitsburg Elementary School, where the camp was being held, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. Children and staff were immediately brought inside the building, which was placed on lockdown for safety precautions, investigators said.  Deputies located Dewees a short time later nearby on West Main Street in Emmitsburg, the sheriff…

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by Zak Failla