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Students Charged In Shooting Near Penn Wood High School: Lansdowne PD Students Charged In Shooting Near Penn Wood High School: Lansdowne PD
Students Charged In Shooting Near Penn Wood High School: Lansdowne PD A trio of Penn Wood High School students face criminal charges after gunfire rang out just blocks from campus on Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, authorities say.  “This was a truly brazen act,” said Lansdowne Police Chief Kenneth Rutherford.  “Students were firing at other students during dismissal. Hundreds of kids were out there. It’s nothing short of a miracle that someone wasn’t killed." The chief said the shooting happened near East Essex and Wabash avenues, about two blocks east of the Green Avenue campus.  Nobody was hurt, but a parked car was hit by stray bullets, h…
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…
Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School
Student Slashed Outside Jersey City High School A student was slashed outside Ferris High School in Jersey City on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 26, Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokesman for the mayor's office said.  The student was slashed in the left hand and was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Wallace-Scalcione said. Police are continuing to investigate.
Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff
Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff A potentially tragic situation at a Charles County elementary school was avoided when administrators were able to take a blade from a child who had threatened to harm a fellow student. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, students at Diggs Elementary School in Waldorf notified school staff members that a 9-year-old student was in possession of a knife after making threats toward another member of his class. Administrators were able to quickly step in, and the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building was able to recover an X-Acto knife from the child, according to a spokesperson from the Charl…
Threat Of Violence At Harper Park Middle School Under Investigation, Police Say Threat Of Violence At Harper Park Middle School Under Investigation, Police Say
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…
Brawl At Boston Latin Academy Sends Student To Hospital Brawl At Boston Latin Academy Sends Student To Hospital
Brawl At Boston Latin Academy Sends Student To Hospital One student was injured after a fight broke out at college preparatory school in Boston, reports said.  The fight involving four middle schoolers happened at Boston Latin Academy around 10:15 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, NBC10 Boston reports.  The one student who was injured was treated by the school nurse before being taken to the hospital as a precaution. They have since been released, Head of School Gavin Smith said in a statement. A video of the altercation was posted by Live Boston on Twitter. Warning: the video contains graphic content which may be sensitive to some viewers. The fight was …
Student Stabbed During Fight At Schenectady High School Student Stabbed During Fight At Schenectady High School
Student Stabbed During Fight At Schenectady High School A high school student from the region is recovering after being stabbed by another student during an altercation on campus. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 6, at Schenectady High School, a district spokesperson told Daily Voice. During an altercation between two students inside a campus bathroom, a male student pulled a kitchen knife out of his pocket and cut the other student before fleeing the school, according to a district message sent to parents. The injured student required “minor” medical treatment and went home with a parent, officials said. Immediately following the…
NY Student Among Two Dead In Mass Shooting At Virginia College Party: Report NY Student Among Two Dead In Mass Shooting At Virginia College Party: Report
NY Student Among Two Dead In Mass Shooting At Virginia College Party: Report A pre-nursing major and 25-year-old male were identified as the two people killed at party that left five others wounded near Old Dominion in Virginia on Labor Day Weekend, various news reports say. Angelia Aracelis McKnight, a second-year student from New York, and Zabre Miller, 25, both died in the incident on the 5000 block of Killam Avenue around midnight Sunday, Sept. 4, according to NBC News and Norfolk State University. Norfolk Police have informed us that several NSU students have been the victims of a shooting at an isolated off-campus location near 50th Street and Hampton Blvd…
Takoma Park Teen Charged With Making Threats Of Mass Violence Against Middle School Takoma Park Teen Charged With Making Threats Of Mass Violence Against Middle School
Takoma Park Teen Charged With Making Threats Of Mass Violence Against Middle School A young teenage girl has been charged after making threats of mass violence against Takoma Park Middle School, authorities say. The 13-year-old allegedly left a voicemail to the school threatening a shooting shortly after 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 6, according to the Takoma Park Police Department. The middle school was placed under lockdown as a precaution as summer school had been in session. After a sweep of the building to clear any threats, the lockdown was lifted and summer school resumed. Takoma Park Middle School received a call of a possible threat. Out of abundance of caution, …
Woodlawn High Student Hit In The Head With Bat By Another Student (UPDATES) Woodlawn High Student Hit In The Head With Bat By Another Student (UPDATES)
Woodlawn High Student Hit In The Head With Bat By Another Student (Updates) One student is in the hospital after being hit in the back of the head with a baseball bat at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, school officials report. The 18-year-old student lost consciousness and required immediate medical attention. They were taken to a local hospital for further treatment, the school said.  In a letter that went out the parents, Principal Jamel Jernigan said the incident happened during one of the school's lunch waves in the cafeteria on Tuesday, March 29. A staff member quickly intervened and police were called to the school, Jernigan said.  Baltimore Cou…
Maryland Student Airlifted After Locker Room Stabbing: Report Maryland Student Airlifted After Locker Room Stabbing: Report
Maryland Student Airlifted After Locker Room Stabbing: Report A high school student in Maryland was flown to a local hospital after being stabbed in a fight in the locker room during first period, according to district officials and news reports. Kent County High School was placed on lockdown and both students were taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the district said. The fight between the victim, 18, and assailant, 15, apparently started over the weekend and ended in the locker room altercation, myeasternshoremd.com reports. A four or five-inch folding knife was recovered and the assailant was in custody, the outle…
Police Investigate Social Media Threat To Northern Westchester High School Police Investigate Social Media Threat To Northern Westchester High School
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…