Stafford
Schools
Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff
Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff Staff members were assaulted and several students are facing discpline after a wild day at a Stafford County High School that could have further consequences moving forward. All hands were on deck on Monday morning at Brooke Point High School on Courthouse Road, when a large fight broke out, prompting a rapid response from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, which was called in due to the number of students involved. A spokesperson for the agency said that deputies and school staff were able to separate the warring parties, though the incident "would spark numerous disturbances throughout…

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by Zak Failla
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Riverhead Student, 14, Arrested For Bomb Threat: Police Riverhead Student, 14, Arrested For Bomb Threat: Police
Riverhead Student, 14, Arrested For Bomb Threat: Police A Long Island teen who allegedly threatened mass harm at a local high school has been arrested, according to police. It happened on the night of Wednesday, Jan. 3 in Riverhead, according to the Riverhead Police Department. Just before 10 p.m., officials at Riverhead Charter School had alerted police to the fact that a student, age 14, posted a bomb threat on social media targeting Riverhead Charter High School. Police arrived at the school, located at 5117 Sound Avenue, and swept the premises, confirming that there were no immediate threats on the grounds, before arresting the student,…

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by Sophie Grieser
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
Gun Violence Threat Leads To Postponement Of John Jay-Roy C. Ketcham Homecoming Football Game Gun Violence Threat Leads To Postponement Of John Jay-Roy C. Ketcham Homecoming Football Game
Gun Violence Threat Leads To Postponement Of John Jay-Roy C. Ketcham Homecoming Football Game A homecoming high school football game in the region was postponed because of a threat of gun violence. The threat was received several hours before the varsity contest in Dutchess County between rivals John Jay of East Fishkill and host Roy C. Ketcham in Wappingers Falls was scheduled to start Friday night, Oct. 20. The threat was reported to the Ketcham High School Building Administration at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday which "necessitated the postponement" of the game, "as well as the quick and safe evacuation of the entire Roy C. Ketcham HS campus," Wappingers Central School Dist…

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by Joe Lombardi
Charles
Schools
Charles County Student Made Threats Of Mass Violence To Different Middle School: Sheriff Charles County Student Made Threats Of Mass Violence To Different Middle School: Sheriff
Charles County Student Made Threats Of Mass Violence To Different Middle School: Sheriff Alarm bells were sounded for school officials in Charles County this week after a student made threats of mass violence at an area middle school through social media. On Thursday, May 25, an investigation was launched by a School Resource Officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, after being advised that a 16-year-old sent a private message on social media making threats targeting Mattawoman Middle School. The student who made the threat attends a different Charles County Public School, according to the sheriff’s office. An investigation was launched by the SRO, who contacted the p…

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by Zak Failla
Capital District
Schools
15-Year-Old Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Watervliet High School Over Policy, Police Say 15-Year-Old Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Watervliet High School Over Policy, Police Say
15-Year-Old Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Watervliet High School Over Policy, Police Say A student upset over a school policy threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a high school in the region, authorities said. In Albany County, the Watervliet Police Department was contacted on Thursday, May 18, with reports of a physical threat against Watervliet High School. An investigation determined that a 15-year-old girl was angry over a school policy and took to social media, threatening to “shoot (the school) up,” police said. The student was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony. She was arraigned in Albany County Family Court and later released on he…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capital District
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Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Hamilton College Days After Mass KY Shooting Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Hamilton College Days After Mass KY Shooting
Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' Hamilton College Days After Mass KY Shooting Classes have resumed at a New York college where a 20-year-old student from Louisville allegedly threatened to shoot up the school just days after five were killed in a mass shooting in the Kentucky city. Multiple police agencies in Oneida County were called shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, April 16, with reports of an active shooter threat against Hamilton College, located in the town of Clinton. In a post on Twitter, the college said there was “the threat of an armed assailant” in the Kirner Johnson building. Students and faculty were told to stay locked inside their rooms and away from win…

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by Michael Mashburn
Loudoun
Schools
Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says
Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says A day after students returned to the classroom following Easter Break, a teen who flippantly made a social media threat purportedly targeting a Virginia high school has been apprehended, according to authorities. There was an increased police presence at Riverbend High School to start the week, as members of the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office investigated a report of a threat depicting a young boy holding a rifle and referencing a school with the initials "RHS."  School administrators, detectives, and School Resource Officers launched "an extensive investigation" over the weekend after …

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by Zak Failla
Westport
Police & Fire
Westport Student Frightened After Receiving 'Disturbing' Social Media Post Westport Student Frightened After Receiving 'Disturbing' Social Media Post
Westport Student Frightened After Receiving 'Disturbing' Social Media Post Police responded to each public school in Westport to offer protection after a student reported receiving a "disturbing" social media post, making the youngster afraid to attend classes. The incident took place around 7:15 a.m., Monday, March 27 when a Westport Public Schools student reported receiving the post, making them feel concerned about attending school, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. Officers responded to the student's home and immediately identified the source of the post, Woods said. Working with the school resource officer and the Detective Bureau, the departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
Charles
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Boy Threatens To Shoot Classmates Verbally, On Social Media At Charles County MS, Sheriff Says Boy Threatens To Shoot Classmates Verbally, On Social Media At Charles County MS, Sheriff Says
Boy Threatens To Shoot Classmates Verbally, On Social Media At Charles County MS, Sheriff Says Detectives from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are investigating after receiving tips about alleged verbal and social media threats that were made by a boy targeting an area middle school. In the morning of Friday, March 10, the sheriff’s office received information that a 12-year-old student at General Smallwood Middle School man verbal statements, as well as posts on a social media platform threatening to shoot multiple classmates during the school day. The School Resource Office (SRO) assigned to the school was advised and launched an investigation that involved notifying the boy’s…

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by Zak Failla
Prince George's
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Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot
Online Attacker Sends Children Pictures Of Their Home In Scary Extortion Plot Police are warning the public about online threats and extortion attempts that are making their way through social media throughout Prince George's County after threatened students were sent images of their homes, officials say. Prince George's Police are warning parents about attempts that are being made after at least four middle schoolers were targeted through Instagram and TikTok. The students received threatening demands to their social media accounts to pay $1,000 or face harm. Detectives are actively investigating and attempting to identify and arrest any individuals behind the thre…

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by Annie DeVoe
Dauphin
Police & Fire
Brother Of Wanted Man, Son Of Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Standoff In Lower Paxton Brother Of Wanted Man, Son Of Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Standoff In Lower Paxton
Brother Of Wanted Man, Son Of Registered Sex Offender Arrested After Standoff In Lower Paxton The younger brother of a wanted man and son of a registered sex offender has been arrested following a standoff on Tuesday, Jan. 3, authorities say. Nofil Gulfam Swati, 26, had called 911 after a threat posted on social media was causing concern, according to a release around 6 p.m. by the Lower Paxton Township police.  When they arrived at the home in the 2400 block of Kensington Way around 9:30 a.m. and approached the front door, an officer heard "what sounded like a gunshot inside the home," as stated in the police release.  Officers surrounded the home and made contact with the only p…

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington
Police & Fire
Police Bust Man Linked To Social Media Threats Targeting University Of Virginia After Shooting Police Bust Man Linked To Social Media Threats Targeting University Of Virginia After Shooting
Police Bust Man Linked To Social Media Threats Targeting University Of Virginia After Shooting A man is facing criminal charges after authorities say he was linked to social media threats that targeted the University of Virginia, just one day after the mass shooting on campus that left three students dead and two others wounded. Charlottesville police were notified of the "concerning" social media posts allegedly made by 31-year-old Bryan Michael Silva around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, they said. Authorities do not believe the threats were connected to the massacre that had occurred the night before. "However, we understand the fear this caused in our community and acted sw…

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by Nicole Acosta
Dauphin
Schools
Two Penn State Students Arrested For Threats Posted On Social Media: Authorities Two Penn State Students Arrested For Threats Posted On Social Media: Authorities
Two Penn State Students Arrested For Threats Posted On Social Media: Authorities Two Penn State Altoona students have been arrested in connection to threats they made on social media, authorities say.  Juan Namakura, 19, of Illinois, was arrested first followed by Benjamin Dous, 20, of Pennsylvania for posting threats on the social media app Yik Yak — posting on the Altoona Penn State campus within 5 miles of each other on Oct. 30, according to the criminal complaints obtained by Daily Voice.  Nakamura posted first writing "don't come to school Monday if you want to live," the police stated in the complaint. Dous reportedly wrote “This Juan gang y’all don…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lehigh
Schools
Montco Teen Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up High School In Lehigh Valley: Report Montco Teen Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up High School In Lehigh Valley: Report
Montco Teen Charged With Threatening To Shoot Up High School In Lehigh Valley: Report A high school in the Lehigh Valley was under increased security for one day last week and a Montgomery County teenager was arrested after police say he threatened to "shoot up the school," according to LehighValleyLive. The 18-year-old Phoenixville resident was released from Northampton County Jail and charged with a felony count of terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, and other related charges, the outlet says. Investigators say he directed the threat at two students he knew over social media on Wednesday, Sept. 28, according to the outlet. Click here for more fr…

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by Nicole Acosta
Capital District
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Threatened To Bomb High School In Capital Region, Police Say 14-Year-Old Threatened To Bomb High School In Capital Region, Police Say
14-Year-Old Threatened To Bomb High School In Capital Region, Police Say A 14-year-old is facing felony charges after allegedly threatening to bomb a high school in the Capital Region. State police in Schoharie County were called to Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, located on Highway 7 in Richmondville, just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. Troopers were informed of multiple social media posts by a student threatening to bomb the school, police said. Students and staff were ordered to shelter in place while K9 units cleared the building. Investigators eventually determined that the threats were unfounded and there was no risk to anyone’s safety. The te…

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by Michael Mashburn
Fairfax
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Teen Guilty Of Manslaughter For Shooting Deaths Of Two Fairfax HS Students Teen Guilty Of Manslaughter For Shooting Deaths Of Two Fairfax HS Students
Teen Guilty Of Manslaughter For Shooting Deaths Of Two Fairfax HS Students A Springfield teen was found guilty on two counts of manslaughter after he shot and killed two other teens in 2021, according to WUSA9. Zachary Burkard admitted to shooting his South County High School classmates, Ersheen Elaiasher and Calvin Van Pelt, on April 25, during a fight over threats made on social media, the website said. The jury in this trial was shown a video of Burkard using expletives in threats against one of the teens he killed, WUSA9 said. Click here for the full story from WUSA9.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Adams
Schools
Boy, 14, Charged With Threatening School Shooting In Central PA Boy, 14, Charged With Threatening School Shooting In Central PA
Boy, 14, Charged With Threatening School Shooting In Central PA A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a school shooting threat which shuttered an entire school district in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, 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, according to investigators. A search warrant wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden
Schools
Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In West Springfield Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In West Springfield
Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In West Springfield Extra police officers were stationed at a Western Massachusetts middle school on Friday, May 27, after a threat was made via social media. The threat was uncovered in Hampden County late Thursday, May 26, and targeted West Springfield Middle School. According to police, on Thursday, the West Springfield Police Department received information from a neighboring police department concerning a threat made on social media.  The threat made towards the West Springfield Middle School was captured on Snapchat, via screenshot, the police department said. After receiving the information, the …

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by Kathy Reakes
North Orange
News
Threats Prompt Newburgh City School District To Shift To Delayed Start Threats Prompt Newburgh City School District To Shift To Delayed Start
Threats Prompt Newburgh City School District To Shift To Delayed Start A school district in the region is operating on a two-hour delayed schedule on Tuesday, April 26 as officials work with local law enforcement agencies to investigate threats on social media. Newburgh Enlarged City SD Acting Superintendent of Schools Ed Forgit made the announcement early in the morning in an announcement on the district's website. "Through conversations and collaboration with local law enforcement, we are prepared to open all schools," Forgit said. "Out of an abundance of caution, please expect law enforcement presence at each school today.  "This presence ma…

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by Joe Lombardi
Union
Police & Fire
Unfounded Bomb Threat Locks Down Union County Vocational School: Officials Unfounded Bomb Threat Locks Down Union County Vocational School: Officials
Unfounded Bomb Threat Locks Down Union County Vocational School: Officials A North Jersey high school was put on lockdown Tuesday, April 12 amid a bomb threat, officials confirmed. No threats or devices were found during a search of the Union County Vocational Technical School on Raritan Road in Scotch Plains around 11 a.m., a county spokesperson said. The person responsible for making the threat on social media was later identified by police and subsequently interviewed, officials said. The lockdown was eventually lifted.

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by Nicole Acosta
Hartford
News
Juvenile Arrested After Social Media Threat Toward Bristol School District Juvenile Arrested After Social Media Threat Toward Bristol School District
Juvenile Arrested After Social Media Threat Toward Bristol School District Police officials in Connecticut announced that a minor has been arrested following an investigation into a threat made to a school district on social media. In Hartford County, officials at the Bristol Public School District announced that they were made aware of a threat made through social media targeting the high school specific to Thursday, April 7, or Friday, April 8. According to the Bristol Police Department, the threat was directed toward both students and staff at the school. The threat led to an investigation by the department, which was able to identify a suspect, who was placed…

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by Zak Failla
Southwest Dutchess
News
15-Year-Old Latest Charged After Threat To Poughkeepsie Schools 15-Year-Old Latest Charged After Threat To Poughkeepsie Schools
15-Year-Old Latest Charged After Threat To Poughkeepsie Schools One day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for making online threats against two area schools, another student has been arrested in a separate incident. The second incident took place in Dutchess County on Tuesday, March 22 when a community member reported another threat of school violence against Poughkeepsie High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School to City of Poughkeepsie police, said Irwin Goldberg, spokesman for the school district. An investigation led to the arrest of a 15-year-old girl who was charged with making a terroristic threat and was issued an appearance …

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by Kathy Reakes
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
Minor In Poughkeepsie Accused Of Making Snapchat Threat Targeting School Minor In Poughkeepsie Accused Of Making Snapchat Threat Targeting School
Minor In Poughkeepsie Accused Of Making Snapchat Threat Targeting School An 11-year-old girl has been identified as the social media user who made a threat on Snapchat targeting a Hudson Valley school district, officials announced. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District announced that a minor has been identified as the person responsible for making a threat through the social media platform on Tuesday, March 22. A spokesperson for the district said that the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department was notified by the FBI at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning about a threat of a shooting that was flagged by Snapchat stemming from the city…

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by Zak Failla
Northwest Dutchess
Schools
Poughkeepsie HS, MS Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats Poughkeepsie HS, MS Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats
Poughkeepsie HS, MS Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats A pair of schools in the area will remain remote as the police continue an investigation into threats made through social media targeting the buildings. The Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School have been closed to in-person learning since Monday, March 21 due to social media threats that were made, according to district officials. Original story - Poughkeepsie HS, MS Go Remote After Social Media Threats As the investigation into the threats is ongoing, a spokesperson for the Dutchess BOCES/Poughkeepsie City School District announced that both schools will remain on a rem…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Schools
Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen
Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen Social media threats that forced a Hudson Valley middle school and high school to close for two days were deemed not credible and the buildings are scheduled to reopen with new security measures put in place, officials announced. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District canceled classes at the two buildings on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb. 23 due to a social media threat that was made on Snapchat. Original story - Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley In the afternoon on Feb. 23, a spokesperson for the district announced tha…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
Schools
Threat Leads To Second Closure Of Hudson Valley Schools Threat Leads To Second Closure Of Hudson Valley Schools
Threat Leads To Second Closure Of Hudson Valley Schools Classes have been canceled for the second straight day in a Hudson Valley school district that was targeted by threats made on social media. In Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City Schools Superintendent Eric Jay Rosser announced that the high school and middle school would be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 23 for the second straight day after a threat was made on Snapchat. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, both the Poughkeepsie City and Wappingers Central school districts were forced to close some buildings due to threats made toward them. Earlier story - Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Dist…

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by Zak Failla
Lewisboro
Schools
Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley
Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley School districts in the Hudson Valley were forced to close as police investigated alleged threats made on social media. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District and Wappingers Central School District both closed certain schools on Tuesday, Feb. 22 due to purported threats that were made toward buildings on social media. The social media threat posted on social media referred to "shooting up" two schools in the district on Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb. 23. Officials at the Poughkeepsie City School District said that they are working with local and state law enforceme…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Juvenile Charged After Social Media Threat To CT School, Police Say Juvenile Charged After Social Media Threat To CT School, Police Say
Juvenile Charged After Social Media Threat To CT School, Police Say A Connecticut juvenile has been arrested for allegedly posting a threatening social media post targeting a school in the region. The unidentified Hartford County teen was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 19, after posting a picture of an unknown person with weapons with a quote "Bristol Central Next," said Lt. Geoffrey Lund, of the Bristol Police Department. Lund said the post was one of many that have been made nationwide over the past week and the juvenile was "re-posting" an image that had been circulated. "The unidentified person in the photograph has no ties to Bristol," he said. The investi…

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by Kathy Reakes