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Social Media Threat
Hartford
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To Bristol Central High School, Police Say
A Connecticut teen has been charged after allegedly making a social media threat against a high school. The incident occurred in Hartford County on Wednesday, Jan. 3, when police became aware of a threat against Bristol Central High School in Bristol. The suspect was quickly identified as the 14-year-old, said Lt. Geoffrey Lund of the Bristol Police. "Our officers made contact with the juvenile and there is no ongoing threat to any of our schools," officials said earlier Wednesday. As a precaution, additional police patrols were quickly deployed to ensure the safety of the stu…
Loudoun
Schools
No Joking Matter: Threat Targeting VA School Deemed Prank
There will be an increased police presence at a Virginia high school on Tuesday when students return to class after a recent social media threat was investigated by the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Over the weekend, the sheriff’s office was made aware of an online social media threat to a school with the initials “RHS,” which are believed to represent Riverbend High School, officials said. Following “an extensive investigation,” detectives from the sheriff’s office were able to identify the student who posted the threat on social media, and it was ultimately deemed not credible, and was p…
Putnam
Schools
Person Accused Of Making Threat Against Current Student At Brewster High School
A former student has been accused of making threats against a current student at a high school in the Hudson Valley. On Thursday, March 23 at approximately 12:30 pm, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into threats made on social media targeting a student at Brewster High School. The suspect, who resides outside the county, was quickly identified, located, and issued an appearance ticket for Putnam County Family Court, Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville said. Out of an abundance of caution, additional sheriff’s patrols are on the scene at all of the B…
Loudoun
Schools
Teen Making Social Media Threats Targeting Harper Park MS Posed As His Victim, Police Say
One teen is in custody and a second out of hot water after police investigated a bait-and-switch involving a social media threat of violence at a Leesburg middle school last week. Police say that a different juvenile has been identified as a suspect in connection to the threat involving a firearm that was tied to a Harper Park Middle School student on Friday, Feb. 17. The investigation into the threat initially led police to apprehend a teen as a suspect on Friday; however, that teen was ultimately found out to be victim in this case, and his purported victim was actually the aggressor posi…
Prince William
Schools
Elementary School Student Accused Of Making Social Threats Toward Girl In Manassas: Police
A young boy has been accused of threatening a middle school girl in Manassas, authorities say. On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 15, an 11-year-old girl reportedly received a social media threat by a 12-year-old boy, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson. School officials were made aware of the threat the following day at the Pennington Traditional School, located at 9305 Stonewall Road, police say. The school contacted police after hearing about the threat, and identified the 12-year-old boy as the suspect. After consultations with Juvenile Court Servi…
Loudoun
Schools
Threat Of Violence At Harper Park Middle School Under Investigation, Police Say
A social media threat of violence at a Leesburg middle school is under investigation on Friday afternoon, police say. The Leesburg Police Department was advised of a threat involving a firearm tied to a Harper Park Middle School student on Friday, Feb. 17, and jumped into action according to a spokesperson for the agency. Officials said that the student in question was quickly located on Friday morning, and the teen didn't have a gun or any other weapon at the time he was questioned. The incident is now under investigation by the Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigations Section a…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Copiague 13-Year-Old Accused Of Posting Threat To School On Social Media
A Long Island student has been arrested for allegedly posting a school threat on social media. The incident took place in Copiague on Monday, Oct. 24. According to Suffolk County Police, a 13-year-old Copiague Middle School student posted in a social media group chat that if the school was in session on Oct/ 24, he would shoot teachers and students. The post was shared by multiple students and a parent notified school officials who called the police, police said. The teen was charged with making a threat of mass harm and will be arraigned in Suffolk County Family…
New Haven
News
Teen Duo Charged With Making Threats To Waterbury Schools
Two teens have been arrested for making two separate social media threats against two Connecticut Schools. The threats were made in New Haven County on Monday, Sept. 26, causing the two Waterbury schools to shelter in place and have additional police on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Waterbury Police Lt. Rayn Bessette said the two were arrested for threats that made reference to violence at Crosby High School and the Enlightenment School. Earlier report: Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Following an investigation, a 16-y…
New Haven
Schools
Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat
Two Connecticut schools will be operating in shelter-in-place mode after receiving a social media threat just hours after receiving a bomb threat. Police are investigating a social media school threat involving the schools in Waterbury: Enlightenment School and Jonathan E. Reed Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The threat came just hours after the Enlightenment school was evacuated due to a call-in bomb threat on Monday, Sept. 26, Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police said. The state police bomb squad swept the school and no explosives were found, police said. While investi…
Danbury
Police & Fire
Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To Danbury High School
A juvenile was arrested after allegedly making a social medical threat against a Fairfield County high school. The incident took place in Danbury on Thursday, Sept. 22. According to the Danbury Police, officers were quickly able to identify a suspect and make an arrest after becoming aware of a social media threat regarding Danbury High School. Although there was an arrest, the department said there will be an increased police presence at the school at both opening and dismissals, as well as extra patrols throughout the day. The teen was not named and the type of threat made was not revea…
Bridgeport
Schools
High School Game Postponed In Bridgeport After Social Media Threat
A season-opening high school football game between two Fairfield County high schools was postponed due to a social media threat. The contest between Bridgeport Central High School and Kolbe Cathedral High School, also located in Bridgeport, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 8, was canceled after school officials were made aware of a threatening image on social media. "School administration was made aware of an image posted to social media which indicated a possible threat against the school community," said Kerry Markey, Director of Communications for the Connecticut Technical Education an…
Adams
Schools
Shooting Threat Shutters Entire School District In Central PA
A central Pennsylvania school district has closed for students due to a threat on social media on June, 1, according to the school. "Upon advice from Local Law enforcement. Today, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The Waynesboro Area School District will be closed for students," the school said. A "masked individual displaying a handgun posted a threat on social media advising that students should not go to school," Waynesboro Area police say. The poster's account was determined to be fake though the account creator remain unknown, according to investigators. The FBI is "assisting in determining th…
Southwest Dutchess
News
Poughkeepsie HS, MS Go Remote After Social Media Threats
Two schools in the Hudson Valley have moved to remote learning following a social media threat. Both Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School will be operating on a remote learning schedule on Monday, March 21, due to the social media threat made against both schools, according to a message on the district's website. Students and staff are expected to engage in remote learning using the one-hour delay schedule, the district said. "Parents should check their child's social media accounts and share any concerning material with law enforcement," the district added. No o…
Mahwah-Ramsey
News
Update
: Modified Lockdown At Middle School In Mahwah Lifted, Source Of Social Media Threat ID'd
UPDATE: A modified lockdown of nearly three hours was lifted at the Ramapo Ridge Middle School in Mahwah after authorities identified the young source of what they called an unfounded social media threat. Parents began communicating with their children and asking questions as police converged on the Ridge Road school late Thursday morning, Feb. 10. Schools Supt. Michael DeTuro reassured them that students and staff remained safe while administrators and police worked to trace the source of the "Internet/social media posting," which sources said was on TikTok. Students reported being held i…
Brookfield
Schools
Student Apprehended After Threat Against School In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County teen has been arrested for allegedly making threats against an area school on social media. The incident took place around 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, when the Fairfield Police Department was notified by the FBI New Haven of a possible threat made toward a Town of Fairfield school on the social media app Yik Yak, said Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police. The FBI was notified by the social media company of the anonymous message, Stahl said. School administrations were notified and an investigation was immediately conducted regarding the c…
Brookfield
News
Social Media Threat Targeting Schools Under Investigation In Fairfield County
Police in Fairfield County say a threat posted on social media targeting two area schools was deemed not credible. The threat was made Monday, Dec. 20 against Stratford's two middle schools, police said. Stratford Police said the Detective Bureau investigated the threat and found it not to be credible. They also reminded residents that all threats are taken seriously and fully investigated. As a precaution, there will be a police presence at both middle schools at the start of the day on Tuesday, Dec. 21, officials said. School officials did not immediately respond to comment. The…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Arrested For Threatening Egyptian Student At Jersey City High School
A teen girl was arrested for making a social media threat toward an Egyptian student in Jersey City, bringing an increased police presence to Dickinson High School, according to media reports and city officials. The girl sent a message from an anonymous Instagram account to the student saying she was going to "kill all of you and your Egyptian friends," after altercations between Black and Egyptian students last week, NJ Advance Media reports citing district officials. The investigation is active, however, did not appear to be a bias incident, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcion…
Mount Pleasant
News
Authorities ID Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To High School In Northern Westchester
Police have identified the person responsible for making a threat on social media against a high school in Northern Westchester. The Ossining Police Department reported on Saturday, Nov. 13, that detectives with assistance from outside agencies have closed their investigation into the threat that was made against Ossining High School and its students on Thursday, Nov. 11. Earlier report - Police Investigate Social Media Threat To Ossining High School CASE CLOSED! It’s nice when we can share good news. In this case, we can now talk about yesterday’s threat and... Posted by Ossining P…
Armonk
Schools
Police Investigate Social Media Threat To Northern Westchester High School
Police in Northern Westchester are investigating a social media threat reportedly made by a student threatening violence. Ossining Schools Superintendent Raymond Sanchez and Police Chief Kevin Sylvester issued a joint statement early on Friday, Nov. 12 cautioning the community that a social media post threatening the high school was being investigated. “Late on Thursday (Nov. 11) night we were alerted to the existence of a social media post from a person purporting to be a student at Ossining High School,” they noted. “In this post, the author threatens violence against the school and stude…
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat
Alarms were sounding among some school districts in New York amid threats being made on social media as part of what is seemingly a national scheme. On Sunday, Oct. 24, in the Hudson Valley, the Village of Walden Police Department in Orange County received a complaint in reference to a social media post that went viral on Snapchat. “I had to make a new account so they don’t trace me,” the threat posted by “Alex Anderson” reads. “But me and a couple of my friends have been bullied for so long and we can’t deal with it anymore. “We plan on shooting up Central High School around 10 to 11 Am …
Chester
Police & Fire
Teen Facing Charges For Making Racially Motivated Threat At Coatesville Schools, Police Say
A student is facing charges for making a social media threat against Coatesville schools, authorities in Chester County said Friday. The threat forced Coatesville Area schools to close early Thursday and hold classes virtually Friday. Caln police said they were made aware of the "racially motivated threat" around 7 a.m., which claimed a shooting would take place next week at an unspecified school district building. The teenager admitted to creating the post and told investigators it was intended as a "joke", according to local police. The exact contents of the post were not made public …
Brookfield
Schools
CT School District Put On Lockdown After Social Media Threat
A teenage student in Connecticut is facing charges after allegedly making a threat on social media the forced a temporary lockdown of two schools this week. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, both the Derby middle and high schools in New Haven County were put into lockdown after police were made aware of a threatening social media post, authorities said. The nature of the post was initially unclear, but officials said it pertained to the high school, which shares the same complex as the middle school, prompting a lockdown of both buildings. According to reports, in the video, the teen can be seen wear…
Lehigh
Police & Fire
Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District
Authorities in Lehigh County are investigating a possible threat made at the Parkland School District, reports say. The apparent threat made Monday includes circulating Snapchat posts of a handgun and two men with handguns that read “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building," WFMZ reports. Parkland School District Possible Threat: An investigation was initiated after these Snapchat posts were brought to the attention of police. One reads “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building.” @69News pic.twitter.com/o…
Putnam
Police & Fire
Teen Charged After Making Shooting Threat To Area High School, Police Say
A teenage student has been charged with making a social media threat of a shooting at the high school he attends in the area. Word of the threat in Dutchess County at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School was provided to police around 9:21 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 to the Town of Hyde Park Police, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. The post featured a picture of a bathroom wall at FDR stating there was going to be a shooting at the school the following day. Detectives were able to track down where the post originated from and that student was interviewed by the school resource office…
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Juvenile Arrested For Making Social Media Threat Against Wilton School
An area teen was arrested by police after allegedly posting a social media threat involving school violence. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, after Wilton Police were notified of a social media post involving a possible school threat, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The post was part of a group chat in which a juvenile suggested the threat of violence directed toward a Wilton School, Kluk said. Members of the Department’s Patrol and Youth Division were able to immediately identify the juvenile that sent the post. Officers contact…
Fairfield
Police & Fire
Man Arrested After Threats Made To Puerto Rican Festival In New Haven, Police Say
A 53-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly made a threatening social media comment regarding a Puerto Rican festival in the area. Police launched an investigation after the threat was posted Wednesday, Aug. 7 on Facebook in response to a television station's post about the festival, which runs Saturday, Aug. 10 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the New Haven green. The comment said the festival was an example of why "we need 30-round magazines." The suspect, Jeffrey Hanson of Orange, Connecticut, was arrested overnight Saturday and charged with second-degree breach of peace. He i…
Nassau
Schools
Social Media Threat Causes Closure Of LIU Campuses
All Long Island University campuses will be closed on Thursday, Aug. 8 due to an unspecified social media threat. "Yesterday, the FBI advised the university of a non-specific threat that they do not deem credible," the university said in a statement. "However, the university has chosen to act with an abundance of caution in light of recent tragedies in Texas and Ohio. "All student and employee residents will maintain access to campus housing." Summer classes are in session at both LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn. The LIU community is being asked by the university to "continue checking you…
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering
A 15-year-old student at School No. 10 in Passaic was detained Friday on a delinquency complaint accusing him of making a social media threat against a local high school. The unspecified threat, referencing an act that would be carried out on Friday at the Passaic Preparatory Academy and Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering, was discovered Thursday afternoon. A similar threat was discovered just after 8:30 a.m. Friday, sending the facility into a shelter-in-place while authorities investigated, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman s…
Mamaroneck
News
Middle School Threats Lead To Increased Security In Mamaroneck
Security has been beefed up following a string of threats that caused concern for students and staff in the Mamaroneck School District. Over the past several days, the district “has been challenged by three unrelated instances of alleged student threats to the safety of Hommocks Middle School," Schools Superintendent Robert Shaps said. The first threat came on Tuesday, June 11, when administrators at Hommocks were notified that a middle school student had threatened to harm classmates. Police were alerted and the investigation determined that the student in question was not in the bui…
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Girl Who Made Threat To Poughkeepsie HS Charged With Felony, Police Say
A teenage girl who made a social media threat against Poughkeepsie High School was arrested on Wednesday and is behind bars and facing a felony charge. City of Poughkeepsie Police received a report from Adrianna Wallace, a 17-year-old city resident on Feb. 27 , reporting that she had observed threats made through the social media site Snapchat, which stated, in part, “Poughkeepsie High School students take your pick because I’m coming for you on Thursday March 1st” accompanied by a list of student names, which included her own name, and a picture of five guns, police said. Police began an i…
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of Poughkeepsie Schools
A social media threat has resulted in schools in the Poughkeepsie City School District being closed on Wednesday, Feb. 28. "The Poughkeepsie City School District is aware of a recent social media post regarding the threat of a school shooting at Poughkeepsie High School," the district said in an announcement. "Please be assured every threat is taken seriously. "Immediate action has been taken. We are working closely with the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department and the FBI. "The appropriate authorities are actively investigating this issue with the highest prior…
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