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Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Update
: Lockdown Prompted After Gunfire Reported At Amesbury High School: Police
Police received a report of gunfire at Amesbury High School and locked the school down, officials say. Officers were dispatched to the high school on Highland Street to lock the school down around 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13 after receiving a call in which a male voice said he had a firearm near the school, according to the Amesbury Police Department. The sound of gunshots could be heard in the background of the call. Police followed procedure and responded with a large number of police and emergency units, locking the school down, and activating secure mode fore all other Amesbury sch…
Arlington, VA
Schools
Wakefield HS Locked Down Due To Possible Trespasser: Arlington Police (
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Wakefield High School has been placed into lockdown due to a report of a possible trespasser, according to police. The Arlington County Police Department was called to the school at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 to investigate the incident. The school was placed on lockdown and there is expected to be a continued police presence in the area throughout the day as police investigate. Related story - Threatening Message Found Written At Katherine Johnson Middle School, Police Say No injuries were reported as of 1:40 p.m. on Thursday afternoon as the investigation continued. …
Bowie, MD
Schools
Northwestern High School Locked Down Due To Incident On Football Field (
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Police say that a Prince George’s County high school was placed in lockdown on Wednesday afternoon following an incident on the football field. The Hyattsville Police Department issued an alert shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, advising the community that Northwestern High School was placed on lockdown as a precaution following an incident earlier in the afternoon. Northwestern High School is currently on lockdown as a precaution following an incident believed to have happened on the school field around 1pm. Police on scene. Please do not go to the school. Stand by for more…
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Schools Locked Down After Gun Spotted In South Jersey
Reports of a person with a gun prompted a lockdown of schools in Gloucester Township, police said. On Friday, Jan. 27, at approximately 1:53 pm, Gloucester Township Police responded to Autumn Ridge Apartments in the Blackwood section of town for the report of an argument where it was reported that one subject was believed to be armed with a handgun. While officers were responding to the call, it was reported that the suspect fled on foot. Surrounding schools were placed in a secure protocol for the safety of the students, police said. Officers made contact with a victim who stated one su…
Gaithersburg, MD
Schools
Montgomery County HS Placed On Lockdown For Weapons Investigation (
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A high school in Montgomery County was locked down just in time to lose out the week. In Kensington, Albert Einstein High School was placed on lockdown shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 following a report of a weapon on campus. Officials said that members of the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the school to investigate and determine the validity of the claim. Albert Einstein HS is currently on lockdown following the report of a weapon on campus. Montgomery County Police is investigating the validity of the report. #MCPD #MCPNews pic.twitter.com/0XzJXQs1z3 …
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Coworker ID'd As Man Found Dead Outside Resident's Mass Home: Police
Police have released more information related to a death investigation that started after a body was found outside a private home in Central Massachusetts last week. Boylston Police responded to a call from a resident who said that a man with a gun had knocked on his door around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, the department said on Facebook. The resident hid inside his home once he saw the weapon and proceeded to call 911. The man also identified the suspect as his former coworker, police said. The armed man was later found dead outside the Boylston home. Police have not released any …
Gaithersburg, MD
Schools
Montgomery County HS Placed On Lockdown For Weapons Investigation (
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A high school in Montgomery County was locked down just in time to end out the week. In Rockville, Richard Montgomery High School was placed on lockdown shortly after 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13 following a report of a weapon on campus. Officials said that members of the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the school to investigate and determine the validity of the claim. Richard Montgomery HS is still on lockdown. Officers are on scene. They are looking into the report of a weapon on campus and whether that report is legitimate. #MCPD pic.twitter.com/isORrXRGAD — Montgom…
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
News
Man Gets Life In Jail For Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Tarrytown
A man who shot and killed a mother of two inside her own home in Westchester County has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder. Earlier Report - Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Tarrytown Cynell Brown, age 32, was sentenced to 25 years to life on Thursday, Jan. 12 for the 2018 murder of 34-year-old Jessica Wiltse of Tarrytown, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. On Feb. 27, 2018, around 7:10 a.m., Brown shot Wiltse twice and hit her chest and arm at her Tarrytown residence on White Plains Road. She was then …
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Two Teens Shot Near High School In South Baltimore
A double shooting of two teenagers near a South Baltimore high school prompted a school lockdown and early dismissal, according to multiple reports. Two teens, who were reportedly not students, were shot in an alleyway near Benjamin Franklin High School on the 1100 block of Cambria Street around 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, reports continue. The school was put on a lockdown before dismissing students as a result of the shooting. The two victims, a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were taken to a hospital for treatment of their injuries, which are said to be non life-threatening.&nbs…
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
Child Porn Investigation Turned Suicide Caused Shelter In Place Order Off Linglestown Road: DA
A child porn investigation turned suicide led to school lockdowns and a shelter-in-place order in a neighborhood off Linglestown Road in Susquehanna Township, authorities say. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office came to interview a man about child pornography on a cellphone at his home in the 4200 block Beaufort Hunt Drive on Thursday, Jan. 5 around 11 a.m., according to a release by the DA around 3 p.m. "He confirmed that the telephone at issue was his. After detectives retained his mobile telephone as evidence, pending a …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Schools
Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report
An elementary school in northeast Philadelphia was locked down on Tuesday, Dec. 20 after administrators learned that a student had a gun, according to a report from 6abc. Farrell Elementary School at 8300 Castor Avenue in the city's Rhawnhurst section went on lockdown at about 8 a.m., the outlet wrote. The student was located and taken into custody, the firearm was confiscated, and classes resumed as normal by 9:30 a.m., 6abc reported. Philadelphia School District does not appear to have acknowledged the incident on its official social media channels, and administrators w…
Paterson, NJ
News
Paterson School Shooting Threats: Loaded Guns Found On Three Teens, One Of Them 15
A trio of teens were all found armed with loaded guns after a brawl broke out at JFK High School in Paterson and two juveniles threatened to shoot up the place, authorities said. Officers stationed at the school separated the students and found one of them, a 17-year-old, carrying a handgun, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Paterson Police Chief Bert Ribeiro announced Sunday, Dec. 18. A 14-year-old involved in the Friday morning hallway brawl was seized after he was “overheard by responding officers threatening to commit a shooting in the school,” they said in a prepar…
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