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Shelter-in-place

Lehigh
Police & Fire
Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD
Bank Robbed In Allentown While Police Respond To 'Hoax' Threat At Muhlenberg College: APD An Allentown bank was robbed just after police were called about an armed suspect at Muhlenberg College midday Monday, May 6, according to authorities.  Allentown police said they were dispatched to the West Chew Street campus around 12:15 p.m. following an anonymous call. Campus police ordered students and community members to shelter in place.  🚨 ALL CLEAR 🚨 Police report an armed suspect on Camus. Muhlenberg community members: SHELTER IN PLACE. Posted by Muhlenberg College Campus Safety & Police on Monday, May 6, 2024 Officers eventually "determined that the ca…

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by Mac Bullock
Northampton
Police & Fire
Armed Barricade Situation Ends In Arrest: Lehigh Township Police Armed Barricade Situation Ends In Arrest: Lehigh Township Police
Armed Barricade Situation Ends In Arrest: Lehigh Township Police A standoff in Walnutport ended in an arrest on Wednesday morning, April 24, according to Lehigh Township police.  Adam Banotai, 41, is being held in lieu of a $30,000 bail, authorities said. Police said they were approached by a 32-year-old woman late on Tuesday night about a domestic assault.  "The victim advised police that her husband had made threats of suicide and texted the victim a message with a photograph of him with a handgun in his hand and threatened to shoot police if they came to the house," LTPD said in a release.  Officers set up a perimeter around the home …

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by Mac Bullock
Bucks
Police & Fire
Active Shooter: Multiple People Shot In Eastern PA, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Active Shooter: Multiple People Shot In Eastern PA, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Active Shooter: Multiple People Shot In Eastern PA, Police Say (Developing) A shelter-in-place for Falls Township residents was lifted after several hours, amidst an active shooter situation Saturday morning, March 16. UPDATE: Police ID gunman in triple Falls Township shooting. Several people were shot and it was unclear if the incident was random or targeted, police in Middletown said. Police did not say where it happened. "Police are asking residents to lock all doors and move to a central and secure location away from windows," police said. Nearby Middletown Township police said that there were "several" gunshot victims and that they were monitoring the t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Montgomery MD
Schools
Police Probe Threat At Lakeland Parks Middle School (DEVELOPING) Police Probe Threat At Lakeland Parks Middle School (DEVELOPING)
Police Probe Threat At Lakeland Parks Middle School (Developing) UPDATE: The shelter-in-place order was lifted shortly before 12 p.m., police said. No threat was detected. UPDATE: The Shelter-in-Place has been lifted at Lakelands Park Middle School. https://t.co/5bxuVFtAdc — Gaithersburg Police (@GPDNews) March 15, 2024 ---------------------- A Montgomery County middle school entered a shelter-in-place order as police investigated a threat early Friday morning, March 15. Lakelands Park Middle School on Main Street in Gaithersburg was ordered to shelter-in-place as police responded shortly before 10:30 a.m. Investigators added that they did not bel…

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by Valerie Musson
Anne Arundel
News
Maryland State House Placed On Lockdown Due To 'Security Threat' (DEVELOPING) Maryland State House Placed On Lockdown Due To 'Security Threat' (DEVELOPING)
Maryland State House Placed On Lockdown Due To 'Security Threat' (Developing) The Maryland State House in Annapolis was locked down on Thursday afternoon and some were instructed to shelter in place due to an undisclosed "security threat," officials confirm. Armed officers were called to the building following a threat that was reportedly made, prompting to an evacuation of some and leaving others to temporarily barricade inside as a precaution. No details about the purported threat have been released. In a statement, the governor's office confirmed that the incident was ongoing. "The Maryland State House is currently under lockdown for a security threat. No other …

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by Zak Failla
Baltimore
Schools
Loyola University Maryland Sheltering In Place Due To Bomb Threat (DEVELOPING) Loyola University Maryland Sheltering In Place Due To Bomb Threat (DEVELOPING)
Loyola University Maryland Sheltering In Place Due To Bomb Threat (Developing) 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 …

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by Zak Failla
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities Shotgun-Wielding PA Man Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck
Police & Fire
Sighting Of Gunman At FDU Not Substantiated, Search On For Pair Who Reported It: Police Sighting Of Gunman At FDU Not Substantiated, Search On For Pair Who Reported It: Police
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck
Schools
FDU Shelter In Place Lifted (UPDATE) FDU Shelter In Place Lifted (UPDATE)
FDU Shelter In Place Lifted (Update) 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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Sussex
Police & Fire
2 Schools Under Shelter-In-Place As Mercedes Flees From Police, Crashes In Sparta (DEVELOPING) 2 Schools Under Shelter-In-Place As Mercedes Flees From Police, Crashes In Sparta (DEVELOPING)
2 Schools Under Shelter-In-Place As Mercedes Flees From Police, Crashes In Sparta (Developing) 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…

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by Valerie Musson
Gloucester
Police & Fire
Patrol Car, K-9 Stolen In Gloucester County Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place': Police Patrol Car, K-9 Stolen In Gloucester County Prompts 'Shelter-In-Place': Police
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 …

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by Jon Craig
York
Police & Fire
Shelter-In-Place Lifted, SWAT Clears Scene With Barricaded Man In York County Shelter-In-Place Lifted, SWAT Clears Scene With Barricaded Man In York County
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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Monmouth
Schools
Curling Iron Mistaken As 'Weapon' Sends Monmouth University Into Panicked Frenzy Curling Iron Mistaken As 'Weapon' Sends Monmouth University Into Panicked Frenzy
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster
Business
OSHA Investigation After HazMat Called To Second Ammonia Leak At Kunzler Meats OSHA Investigation After HazMat Called To Second Ammonia Leak At Kunzler Meats
Osha 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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Warren Hunterdon
Schools
Municipal Building, Schools Shelter-In-Place In Washington Township Municipal Building, Schools Shelter-In-Place In Washington Township
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…

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by Jon Craig
St. Mary's
Business
Some St. Mary's Businesses Instructed To Shelter In Place For Shooting Investigation: Sheriff Some St. Mary's Businesses Instructed To Shelter In Place For Shooting Investigation: Sheriff
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.

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack
News
Bergen Tech Building Briefly Sheltered After Trespasser Enters Adult School In Hackensack Bergen Tech Building Briefly Sheltered After Trespasser Enters Adult School In Hackensack
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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by Jerry DeMarco
New Haven
Schools
Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Capital District
News
Hoosick Falls School Lifts Shelter-In-Place Order Following Off-Campus Police Activity Hoosick Falls School Lifts Shelter-In-Place Order Following Off-Campus Police Activity
Hoosick Falls School Lifts Shelter-In-Place Order Following Off-Campus Police Activity Update: A shelter-in-place order that was issued at a Capital District school Wednesday, Sept. 7, has been lifted. In Rensselaer County, the Hoosick Falls Central School, located on Route 22 in Hoosick Falls, announced that an earlier "safety situation" directly across the street from campus was over. "We do not have any additional details, but have been told that we are allowed to resume classes as normal," the district said in a Facebook post to parents just before 12:30 p.m.  "The students, faculty and staff conducted themselves in an exemplary manner following all safety protocol…

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by Michael Mashburn
Montgomery MD
Schools
Montgomery County Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police Montgomery County Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police
Montgomery County Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police Officials at a Maryland school district issued a “shelter in place order” on Wednesday, July 6, police said. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6 advising that Takoma Park Middle School was the subject of a potential threat that is being investigated. During the shelter in place order, summer school programs were set to continue normally, but all exterior doors were locked as a precaution, according to the department. The nature of the threat was not disclosed by police investigators. Takoma Park Middle School received …

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by Zak Failla
Camden
News
Camden County Residents 'Shelter-In-Place' For Death Investigation Camden County Residents 'Shelter-In-Place' For Death Investigation
Camden County Residents 'Shelter-In-Place' For Death Investigation Residents of a Camden County town were advised to "shelter-in-place" for a death investigation, according to developing reports and county officials. Police presence was to be expected near Myrtle Lane in Winslow Township "for a few hours," initial reports said at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. No criminal activity was suspected, said Andrew Kramer, a spokesman with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Winslow Township police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Berks
Police & Fire
Standoff Ends Peacefully In Exeter Standoff Ends Peacefully In Exeter
Standoff Ends Peacefully In Exeter A Berks County man was arrested uninjured Sunday following a police standoff in Exeter, authorities said. Police were called to a house near Schoffers Road and Route 562 around 2 p.m. after a man called EMS and threatened authorities, according to WFMZ and the Exeter Police Department. This prompted a shelter-in-place order, which was in effect until 5:10 p.m. when the incident was resolved peacefully, police said.

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by Nicole Acosta
Brookfield
News
Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say
Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say A Fairfield County school was asked to shelter-in-place after a student brought a suspicious package to school. The incident took place early Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Rogers International School on Blachley Road in Stamford. According to Sg. William Brevard, of the Stamford Police, a student brought a suspicious package to the school.  Out of an abundance of caution, Stamford Police were notified and students and staff were asked to “shelter-in-place” until SPD declared the school safe.  Police responded to the school with K-9 dogs and searched the package, which was deemed "noth…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cumberland
News
Bank Robber Captured, Shelter In Place Request Lifted In Cumberland County, State Police Say Bank Robber Captured, Shelter In Place Request Lifted In Cumberland County, State Police Say
Bank Robber Captured, Shelter In Place Request Lifted In Cumberland County, State Police Say A bank robber on the run in Cumberland County prompted Pennsylvania State police to request that residents shelter in place. The suspect robbed Belco Community Credit Union on Carlisle Road on Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. He was apprehended just before 2 p.m. The suspect was believed to be in the area of Potato and Frytown roads in Upper Frankford Township. The man was described as a white male wearing silver shorts, black shoes, a white shirt (but last seen shirtless), and has tattoos and scars on his arms. Police asked residents near the area of Potato and Frytown roads shelter in plac…

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by Jillian Pikora
Dauphin
News
DEVELOPING: Shelter In Place Order Issued In Lower Paxton Due To Barricaded Gunman DEVELOPING: Shelter In Place Order Issued In Lower Paxton Due To Barricaded Gunman
Developing: Shelter In Place Order Issued In Lower Paxton Due To Barricaded Gunman Residents in Lower Paxton are urged to shelter in place due to a gunman. There is a barricaded gunman on Manyunk Road near Pennswood Apartments, say area police. Police are working to deescalate the situation. In an effort to keep residents safe the police ask that all people in the area shelter in place until the situation has been resolved. This is an active situation, follow Daily Voice for updates.

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by Jillian Pikora
Chester
Police & Fire
Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted Following Chlorine Leak In Downingtown Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted Following Chlorine Leak In Downingtown
Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted Following Chlorine Leak In Downingtown A shelter-in-place order has been lifted Tuesday morning after a chlorine leak in the Johnsontown section of Downingtown (Chester County), authorities said. Fire crews responded around 4:30 a.m. to the Downingtown Sewer Plant on 550 Brandywine Ave., according to Downingtown police chief Howard Holland. Crews secured the leak and the order was cleared around 9:30 a.m., Holland said. Route 322 was temporarily shut down between Boot Road and Bradford Avenue, East Brandywine fire officials said. No further information was immediately available.

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by Nicole Acosta
Hudson
Police & Fire
Secaucus Neighborhood Shelters In Place For FBI Investigation Secaucus Neighborhood Shelters In Place For FBI Investigation
Secaucus Neighborhood Shelters In Place For FBI Investigation Secaucus police ordered a local neighborhood to shelter in place for an FBI investigation. Initial and unconfirmed reports say only that law enforcement agents were called to Osprey Court due to a barricaded subject around 12:15 p.m. About an hour later, police told residents of Riverside Drive, Osprey Court, Mallard Place and Blue Heron Drive to shelter in place. The shelter in place order was lifted at 2:20 p.m. Secaucus police deferred further comments to the FBI. This is a developing story. Send photos to clevine@dailyvoice.com

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester
News
Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building
Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building The United States Capitol is in lockdown after pro-Trump protesters swarmed into the building just after the Electoral College confirmation process got underway on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, Protesters waving Confederate and American flags as well as pro-Trump merchandise, moved past police and into the Capitol Building to disrupt the Senate’s confirmation of votes Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, according to the New York Times and multiple media reports. A clash between police and protesters broke out around noon on Wednesday.  The chaos disrupted the proceedings and force…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hampden
Police & Fire
Shelter-In-Place Order Given For Parts Of Chicopee Shelter-In-Place Order Given For Parts Of Chicopee
Shelter-In-Place Order Given For Parts Of Chicopee The Chicopee Police have ordered the evacuation of homes and issued a stay-in-place order for others as the department prepares to dispose of recently discovered “energetic materials.” The orders are to be observed Friday, Sept. 25, 7-10 p.m., police said. Police discovered the energetic materials on Thursday, Sept. 24 on Summer Street and will dispose of them in a controlled burn tonight, police said. “You may hear a loud noise, which may also be associated with this event,” police said. “The situation should be resolved by the end of the night."  Nearby homes on Summer Street have …

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by Kristin Palpini
Danbury
Lifestyle
COVID-19: NYC Can't Shelter In Place Without State Approval, Cuomo Says COVID-19: NYC Can't Shelter In Place Without State Approval, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: NYC Can't Shelter In Place Without State Approval, Cuomo Says Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is considering a shelter in place order for New York City, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo countered by saying he is not in favor of such a quarantine at this time, and, if it were to happen, it would require state approval - meaning his authorization. Under such an order, those in NYC would be confined to their homes except for essential goods, services, and activities. “No, we’re not going to quarantine New York City,” Cuomo said at his daily press briefing in Albany on Tuesday, March 17. “It’s all about containment now. We took some drastic measures yesterday, and it's…

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by Zak Failla
South Passaic
Police & Fire
Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering Boy, 15, Accused Of Social Media Threat Against Passaic Prep, Academy For Science, Engineering
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco