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Towson, MD
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Loyola University Maryland Sheltering In Place Due To Bomb Threat (
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Classes have been canceled at Loyola University Maryland, which was sheltering in place on Monday afternoon due to a bomb threat, school officials say. An alert was issued early in the afternoon on Feb. 26 following a threat that could potentially affect the Evergreen campus. "While the University investigates whether this is an actual threat, all members of the community are asked to shelter in place," they added. "Stay where you are and more information will follow." The threat is being investigated by the police, and visitors have been advised to avoid the campus. Classes will be …
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities
𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Pennsylvania man shot and killed the wife of a friend who took him into their northwest New Jersey home, then died of a medical emergency moments after fleeing, authorities said. Cheryl Schilling and her husband, Kevin, ran to an upstairs bedroom and closed the door after Armond Anthony Avitable grabbed a pump-action shotgun during an argument at their home in the Knowlton Township community of Columbia shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, they said. Avitable then kicked open the door and fired two shotgun blasts, both of which wounded the 58-year-old woman, Warren County P…
Teaneck, NJ
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Sighting Of Gunman At FDU Not Substantiated, Search On For Pair Who Reported It: Police
UPDATE: FDU's Teaneck Campus briefly went into a shelter-in-place Monday morning following what turned out to be an unsubstantiated report of a man with a gun. Two people walking a dog claimed to have seen the gunman in the Teaneck campus's Northpointe parking lot near the pedestrian footbridge on Monday morning, Dec. 11, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. They told this to another civilian, then continued walking their dog across the Spirit Bridge over the Hackensack River into Hackensack, the chief said. That person then stopped a passing campus security guard, he said. "FDU secur…
Teaneck, NJ
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FDU Shelter In Place Lifted (
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FDU's Metro Campus briefly went into a shelter in place Monday morning following what turned out to be an unsubstantiated report of a man with a gun. Two people walking a dog claimed to have seen the gunman in the Teaneck campus's Northpointe parking lot near the pedestrian footbridge on Monday morning, Dec. 11, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr said. They told this to another civilian, then continued walking their dog across the Spirit Bridge over the Hackensack River into Hackensack, the chief said. That person then stopped a passing campus security guard, he said. "FDU security immedi…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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2 Schools Under Shelter-In-Place As Mercedes Flees From Police, Crashes In Sparta (
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Two private schools were put under shelter-in-place orders after a high-speed Mercedes chase and crash in Sparta early on Tuesday, August 29, police said. Sparta Police were patrolling near Demarest Road when they attempted to stop a speeding black Mercedes Benz, they said. The vehicle sped off and was located after crashing near Tech Flex. The occupants had fled on foot and were arrested shortly after. Two private schools in the area were put into a shelter-in-place order “out of an abundance of caution,” police said, adding that residents should avoid the area as the investigation contin…
Washington Township, NJ
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Patrol Car, K-9 Stolen In Gloucester County Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place': Police
A Harrison Township police car with a K-9 aboard was stolen prompting a "shelter in place" in another Gloucester County community, authorities said. On Facebook, West Deptford police said there was a suspect but no arrests had been made early Thursday, July 13. The patrol car theft occurred at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, in Paulsboro. The patrol car was later recovered and the K-9 was safe, according to West Deptford Deputy Police Chief Michael Franks. All other questions were referred to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Messages were left at the prosecutor's …
York, PA
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Shelter-In-Place Lifted, SWAT Clears Scene With Barricaded Man In York County
UPDATE: The SWAT situation involving a barricaded man in Fairview Township has ended and no injuries have been reported, according to area police. The active incident on Kellinger Road has been resolved safely with nobody injured. Additional information will be released shortly. Posted by Fairview Township Police Department on Friday, June 23, 2023 Follow Daily Voice for more details when additional information is released. ORIGINAL: A shelter-in-place order has been issued in part of York County on Friday, June 23, 2023. York County Emergency Management received a call to a do…
Middletown, NJ
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Curling Iron Mistaken As 'Weapon' Sends Monmouth University Into Panicked Frenzy
The "weapon" that put Monmouth University into a shelter in place and alarming students across campus overnight has been identified as a curling iron, officials said. The hair tool was initially reported as a possible armed suspect with shots fired, prompting the lockdown at the West Long Branch school around 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, university officials and law enforcement said. More than four hours later, law enforcement and university officials found the "suspect" was carrying a curling iron. "Detectives were able to utilize video footage and other technology based on the desc…
Lancaster, PA
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Investigation After HazMat Called To Second Ammonia Leak At Kunzler Meats
A shelter-in-place was ordered in Lancaster due to an ammonia leak on Sunday morning and was lifted around 2:30 p.m., but now the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an investigation. UPDATE as of 2:30pm: The shelter in place has been lifted. Shelter in Place Order for a hazardous materials incident in... Posted by HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue Company on Sunday, March 12, 2023 Residents in the area were asked to shelter who lived within a half-mile radius around Kunzler Meats on Manor Street on March 12, 2023. UPDATE as of 2:30pm: the shelter in plac…
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Municipal Building, Schools Shelter-In-Place In Washington Township
The municipal building and schools in Washington Township were ordered to shelter in place due to an incident in an adjoining county, authorities said. Washington Township police said its department was working with other law enforcement agencies on an investigation outside Warren County. Police issued the shelter-in-place order at 8:25 a.m. at all district school buildings. The investigation is ongoing but the shelter-in-place orders were lifted at about 10 a.m. "We have just been notified by the Washington Police Department that the Shelter-In-Place has been lifted. Everyone…
Mechanicsville, MD
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Some St. Mary's Businesses Instructed To Shelter In Place For Shooting Investigation: Sheriff
Some businesses in St. Mary’s County have been instructed to shelter in place as the sheriff’s office investigates reports of shots fired. At approximately 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of MacArthur Boulevard in California to investigate. Investigators said that some of the businesses in the area are sheltering in place while the investigation continues. Others have been instructed to avoid the area. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.
Hackensack, NJ
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Bergen Tech Building Briefly Sheltered After Trespasser Enters Adult School In Hackensack
A trespasser brought city police and Bergen County sheriff's officers to an adult school in Hackensack while prompting a shelter-in-place at the high school next door. A man wearing a hoodie who apparently is an ex-student showed up at the Bergen County Technical Schools Adult and Continuing Education building in the middle of the morning on Monday, Oct. 3, responders said. After parking at the Boston Market, he walked inside the school and was spotted by someone who notified authorities. A half-dozen or so units responded and the Bergen County Technical High School next door was briefly s…
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