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School security
Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Police & Fire
Lacey HS Shelters-In-Place After Threat: Ocean County Prosecutor
Lacey Township High School went into a shelter-in-place Tuesday morning, May 5, following a threat, authorities said. At 7:10 a.m., Lacey Township police received a call threatening violence at Lacey Township High School, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Out of an abundance of caution, a shelter-in-place was implemented while law enforcement investigated, Billhimer said. There is no credible threat to the students or the public and at 10:05 a.m., the shelter-in-place was lifted and the school was reopened, Billhimer said. Lacey Township High School remains under heighten…
Kensington, MD
Schools
Teen In Custody After Armed Robbery At Albert Einstein High School Stadium: Police
An armed robbery at a Maryland high school stadium prompted a police response and briefly put the building in a secure status before a teen suspect was taken into custody, authorities say. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, to Albert Einstein High School in the 11100 block of Newport Mill Road in Kensington to investigate a reported robbery. As a precaution, officials say the school was placed in a temporary secure status following the report. That status was lifted by 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries wer…
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
'I'll Blow Up Coleytown Elementary': Southbury Man Made Terroristic Threats, Police Say
A bomb threat sent to 911 forced evacuations, delayed classes, and triggered a major police response at a Fairfield County elementary school. terrifying students and upsetting parents and staff for no reason, authorities said. Christopher Iannacone, 29, of Southbury, was arrested in connection with the November 2025 threat at Coleytown Elementary School, Westport Police said. The incident happened Nov. 3, 2025, at about 7:34 a.m. The Fairfield County Regional Dispatch Center received a text-to-911 message that read, “I’ll blow up Coleytown Elementary School.” The school, located…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
False Alarm Triggers Police Presence At Mahopac High School
An alarm malfunction at a high school in Putnam County prompted a heightened police presence Wednesday morning, Feb. 11, authorities said. In an advisory issued at 11:27 a.m., the Carmel Police Department said officers responded to Mahopac High School after a "false alarm condition" triggered an increased law enforcement response. Members of the Carmel Police Department and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office responded to confirm the malfunction and ensure the building was secure. Police said there is no danger to the school or the community. Additional information …
Uniondale, NY
Schools
Teen Found With Loaded Gun At Uniondale High School: Police
A 17-year-old was arrested after allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to Uniondale High School on Wednesday, Sept. 17, police announced. The teen was stopped by school security around 8:30 a.m. as he attempted to enter the school on Goodrich Street, according to detectives. A search of his backpack revealed a loaded black handgun, police said. Responding officers took the juvenile into custody without incident. He is charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapo…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Lockdown Lifted At Parsippany Middle School After Weapons Scare: Police
A middle school in Parsippany was briefly placed under lockdown on Wednesday morning, Sept. 17, after a student made comments about a possible weapon, authorities said. Brooklawn Middle School was placed on lockdown and the student who allegedly made the statements was located and secured by school staff, the school security officer, and the School Resource Officer, the Parsippany Police Department said. The lockdown was lifted after authorities determined there was no immediate threat and normal school operations have resumed, police said. The incident remains under investigatio…
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
GA Man Walks Into
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, Confronts Teacher Tied To Ex-Boss Before Arrest
A Georgia man was arrested after entering a Bergen County high school to confront a teacher whose sister was his former boss, officials said. Jose Luis Lucas-Domingo, 24, of Rome, GA, entered Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, Allendale Police Chief Michael Dillon said. Principal Joseph Occhino confirmed that Lucas-Domingo, who was not authorized to be at the school, "found his way to the teacher’s classroom prior to the start of the school day. He approached the teacher on a personal matter that did not pertain directly t…
Manalapan-Englishtown, NJ
Police & Fire
False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD
An elementary school in Manalapan was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, June 9, authorities said. At 1:26 p.m., officers responded to Taylor Mills School after receiving a report of a potential threat, Manalapan Township police said. After consulting with the Manalapan-Englishtown School District and their director of school safety and security, the school was placed into lockdown, police said. After an on-scene investigation that involved the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and the Englishtown Police Department, the threat was deemed non-credible, police said. At no time were …
East Brunswick, NJ
Police & Fire
East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police
An elementary school in East Brunswick was the victim of a “swatting” incident on Monday, June 9, authorities said. At 1:16 p.m., officers received a call from an unknown individual threatening an active shooter incident at Central Elementary School at 371 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick police said. Officers responded to the school and met with school security officials and an on-scene investigation determined there was no active shooter threat and it was a “swatting” hoax, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
Police & Fire
Glen Rock Teen Shot At With Airsoft Gun Near High School, Police Say
A Glen Rock teenager was shot at with an airsoft gun near the Glen Rock High School football field following a dispute, police said. The incident happened around 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, but wasn’t reported until about 30 minutes later, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The teen told officers they were playing spike ball with friends near the football field when a group of younger teens approached them. Words were exchanged between the two groups, following which one of the younger teens drew an airsoft pellet gun from their waistband and began shooting airsoft pellets at the compl…
Upper Marlboro, MD
Schools
Teens Charged As Adults After Loaded Gun Found In Banned Backpack At Wise HS: Police
Two 10th-grade boys will be charged as adults after a loaded gun was found hidden inside a banned bookbag at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro, according to Prince George’s County Police. The incident happened around 1:55 p.m. Thursday, May 1, when school security officers saw one student hand off a black bookbag to another student in a hallway. Only clear backpacks are allowed on campus, police said. Security searched the bag and found a loaded firearm inside. Both students ran from the building before they could be detained. The two suspects — a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old — ar…
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
Police & Fire
Bus Evacuated After Man Brandished Knife: Township Of Hamilton PD
A 42-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was arrested and charged after he brandished a knife on a New Jersey Transit bus on Wednesday, April 9, authorities said. Herbert Myers originally made a phone call to officers making threats against schools located in Mays Landing, Township of Hamilton police said. Schools were notified and took enhanced security measures, police said. Myers was found in Vineland traveling on a New Jersey Transit bus, police said. After being contacted by officers, Myers brandished a knife on the bus, police said. All passengers, the driver and law enforcement safely…
Fredericksburg, VA
Schools
Parents Charged After Gun Fires In Spotsy Third Grader’s Backpack, Sheriff Says
A Virginia third grader brought a loaded handgun to school — and it went off inside his backpack, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said. Now, his parents are the ones facing charges. The gun went off inside a classroom at Lee Hill Elementary School around 10:50 a.m. on Monday, April 7, according to investigators. There were no injuries, and the student did not appear to have intended to harm anyone, officials said. Deputies say the 8-year-old had found the unsecured firearm at home, stuffed it into his backpack, and accidentally pulled the trigger while reaching into t…
Fredericksburg, VA
Schools
Teen Trespasser Who Shut Down Fredericksburg Schools Captured In New Jersey: Police (
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A 16-year-old from Fairfax County who triggered school closures in Fredericksburg after he was spotted trespassing on school grounds and fled from police was apprehended in New Jersey, authorities say. Fasihullah Safar had last been seen at James Monroe High School on Wednesday, March 19, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. A School Resource Officer approached him, but Safar ran and disappeared before officers could locate him. Officials say the missing teen’s mental state raises “potential safety and security concerns,” prompting Fredericksburg City Public Schools to c…
Mercersburg, PA
News
Former Police Sergeant Accused Of Having Sex With Teen Girl Nearly 100 Times: PA State Police
A former Vandergrift police sergeant and Homer-Center school security officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl nearly 100 times, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Anthony DePanicis Jr., 59, was charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors after troopers from PSP Kiski Valley investigated claims that he repeatedly engaged in sexual activity with a minor between August 1991 and 1994, authorities said. DePanicis was 25 years old and a part-time Vandergrift police officer when he allegedly befriended the victim. Investigators said the abuse c…
Lititz, PA
Schools
Lititz Teens Charged After Student Beaten At Warwick High School: Police
A 19-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl attacked a student during a fight at Warwick High School, leaving the victim injured, Lititz police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Jizelle Hernandez, 19, and the juvenile are accused of physically assaulting another student at the school on West Orange Street at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, according to police. School security intervened and had to physically restrain the juvenile to stop the attack, officers said. The victim’s injuries were not detailed. The 14-year-old was released to a parent and referred to juvenile court. He…
Clifton, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton Student Made Bomb, Shooting, Death Threats That Were 'Highly Specific,' Police Say
A 17-year-old Clifton High School student has been arrested and charged with making multiple violent threats targeting students, staff, and the school itself, authorities said. Detectives from the Clifton Police Juvenile Division arrested the teen male on Monday, Feb. 3, following an investigation into four reported incidents between Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The threats, which included bomb threats, school shooting threats, and death threats, were sent electronically and were highly specific in nature, Anderson said. The threats resulted in large-…
Upper Perkiomen, PA
Schools
Perkiomen School Failed To Stop Sexual Assault Of Faculty Member’s Child By Coach’s Son:Lawsuit
An elite Pennsylvania boarding school allowed a basketball coach’s 12-year-old son to repeatedly sexually abuse a faculty member’s 7-year-old child due to failed safety measures and administrative negligence, a newly filed lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Dec. 16, in Montgomery County Court, names the and its Head of School, Mark Devey, as defendants. It alleges the school ignored glaring security hazards and failed to act on numerous reports of faulty doors, locks, and cameras—conditions that enabled the abuse. The complaint, brought by the child’s mother under the pseudonym…
Harrison, NY
Schools
Employee Caught Stealing Student Medication At Middle School In Harrison: Officials
An employee accused of stealing student medication from a secure nurse’s office at a Westchester middle school has been removed from the district, officials said. The theft occurred at Louis M. Klein Middle School in the Harrison Central School District, Superintendent Louis Wool informed families in a message sent on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Wool explained that missing doses of prescribed medication were discovered during routine monitoring and recording by nursing staff. After confirming the discrepancies, district officials collaborated with the Harrison Police Department to identify the …
Arlington, VA
Schools
Teen Arrested After Loaded Gun Found In Backpack At Arlington High School: Police
An Arlington Community High School student is in custody after a loaded firearm with an extended magazine was found in his backpack, police said. The incident unfolded around noon on Monday, Dec. 2, when a school security guard at the school on the 4400 block of Fairfax Drive discovered the gun and suspected marijuana during a search. The school was placed on lockdown as Arlington police responded and took the 17-year-old into custody. Officers recovered the firearm and narcotics at the scene. The student, whose name has not been released due to his age, is facing multiple charges, …
Rivertowns, NY
Police & Fire
Police Increase Presence At Schools Amid Social Media Concerns In Hastings-On-Hudson
Police in a Westchester County village have increased their presence at local schools in response to concerns on social media. The Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department announced the enhanced security measures in a statement from Chief David A. Dosin on Tuesday, Nov. 26, emphasizing that no threats have been made to the schools but that the department is taking precautions to ensure the safety of students, staff, and the community. “The safety and well-being of our children and everyone in our schools is a top priority,” Chief Dosin wrote, adding, “For this reason, we have increased po…
Cheshire, CT
Schools
'You Will End On A Stretcher': Cheshire Teacher On Leave After Threatening Trump Voters
Update: A Connecticut teacher who threatened to fight President-elect Donald Trump's voters in a viral video has resigned from the New Haven County school where she worked. Click here to read more. Original: A Connecticut elementary school teacher was placed on temporary leave after a video of her threatening people who voted for President-Elect Donald Trump was shared on social media. Cheshire Schools Superintendent Jeff Solan announced the decision on Monday, Nov. 11, and said the New Haven County school district is investigating the incident. In the minute-long vi…
Triangle-Dumfries, VA
Schools
Dumfries Man Accused Of Pinching Teen Student On Bus At Virginia School: Police
A school staff member at a Prince William County was charged following an alleged inappropriate incident with an 18-year-old student, police say. Late last week, the SRO assigned to Freedom High School in Woodbridge launched an investigation into an assault by a staffer against a teen last month. According to the Prince William County Police Department, it was determined that an 18-year-old student was on a bus in the parking lot of the school when she encountered a school security officer, later identified as 41-year-old Dumfries resident Pedro Chirino. It is alleged that during tha…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con Driving On 2 Flats Found With Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets At Franklin Twp School: Cops
A 49-year-old Burlington Township ex-convict was found with a loaded gun and drugs at a Somerset County school one early-morning this week, authorities said. Police in Franklin Township were notified around 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, that someone was driving on two flat tires on the property of a local private school, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Arriving officers found Quincy K. Clark coming out of the bushes with his hands in his pockets, they said. Officers conducting the investigation found a high-capacity ammunition magazine on Clark, and a more extensive sea…
Somers Point-Northfield-Linwood, NJ
Police & Fire
Northfield Mayor Erland Chau Charged In High School Parking Lot Incident
The mayor of one New Jersey town is facing weapons offenses for an incident that happened in a high school parking lot, police said. Linwood police released a statement saying only that Erland V. Chau, 72, was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose stemming from an incident in the Mainland Regional High School on Oct. 1. Chau is the mayor of Northfield. Police did not release further details in the incident, however, a report from the BreakingAC said Chau brandished a starter pistol during a confrontation with a …
Urbana, MD
Schools
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Arrested For Assaulting Staffer: Sheriff
It only took a week for members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office to apprehend a person wanted for assaulting a staff member while trespassing at an area high school, authorities announced. At approximately 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, a questionable man entered Urbana High School through an exterior door, and was walking the halls until a staff member spotted him and attempted to take him outside of the building. As the staffer was closing the door behind the man, investigators say that he was assaulted, at which point the suspect fled the campus. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the sheriff's …
Landover, MD
Schools
Classmates Tip Off Police, Administrators About Teen Carrying Gun In Ellen Ochoa Middle School
A gun was recovered from a teenage student at a Maryland middle school after administrators were tipped off by some of his classmates on Monday. The Prince George’s County Police Department is investigating after a student at Ellen Ochoa Middle School in Landover Hills brought a gun onto school property. Investigators say that at around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, the agency was advised that security at the school recovered a gun from a 13-year-old student's backpack after others cautioned officials that that there may have been a weapon in the building, leading to its recovery. T…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Threat To School In Poughkeepsie Deemed 'Not Credible,
An investigation into an internet threat at a Hudson Valley school that caused an early dismissal and a significant police response has been found "not credible." Internet Threat Leads To Dismal AT Dutchess Boces In Poughkeepsie The incident occurred in Dutchess County at Dutchess BOCES in Poughkeepsie on Friday, Sept. 20. According to Irwin Goldberg of the Dutchess BOCES, the administration was alerted to an internet threat affecting the campus. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office was contacted immediately, and an investigation began. Goldberg said that out of an abundance of cautio…
Leesburg, VA
Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools Monitoring 'Multiple' Rumored Threats,' Officials Say
There may be an increased police presence outside of schools in Loudoun County when students arrived to class on Thursday morning due to possible threats spreading on social media. Late on Wednesday night, an alert was issued by Loudoun Public Schools staff after they were made aware of multiple rumored threats against different LCPS schools. "All information has been reported to our local law enforcement agencies and LCPS Safety and Security, which immediately began investigating," Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence said. "While these threats have thus far been determined to be non…
Riverhead, NY
Schools
Social Media Threat Raises Alarms At Elementary School In Riverhead
Security was heightened at a Long Island elementary school after authorities discovered a threatening social media post. Riverhead Police said a parent contacted the agency at around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying their child had found a Snapchat post making unspecific threats against “Pulaski Elementary School,” along with other schools. The threat was relayed to administrators at Pulaski Street Elementary School and police conducted extra patrols at the campus, police said. Earlier Report: New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day Investigators…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Substitute Teacher Gave Fake ID At Egg Harbor Township Middle School, Police Say
An Egg Harbor Township woman was accused of giving false identification when she arrived at a school to be a substitute teacher, authorities said. Katherine MacPherson, 35, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 9, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers received a call from school district security about a female substitute teacher at Alder Avenue Middle School with a seemingly fraudulent teacher identification. Police arrived at the school and found the ID was fraudulent. MacPherson was taken into custody and charged. Investigators said MacPherson…
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