Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
Woman, 16-year-old arrested following school threat investigation in Rocky Ford
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said an adult woman and a 16-year-old male have been arrested following an investigation into reported threats at Rocky Ford Junior/Senior School. The CBI said Rocky Ford police received a report that a 16-year-old student brought a firearm to a school sporting event in response to alleged threats from…
Read MoreAmherst Co. teacher allegedly kept Molotov cocktail under desk ‘in case someone broke in’
A teacher at Amherst County High School has been arrested after a Molotov cocktail was allegedly found under his desk Thursday. Ronald McCafferty, the school’s automotive teacher, is currently in jail following the discovery. According to arrest warrants, McCafferty told a student about the Molotov cocktail and that it was covered up at the bottom…
Read MoreFBI aid leads to arrest of Argentine teen planning attack at ex-school
A 16-year-old boy from the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito was arrested over the weekend by Argentina’s Federal Police after the FBI alerted authorities to his social media posts expressing plans to carry out an armed attack at his former school. The investigation, overseen by Argentina’s Ministry of National Security, began after the FBI office…
Read MoreSearch for suspects continues after explosion at Harvard Medical School
Investigators are still searching for two suspects following an explosion at Harvard Medical School early Saturday that appeared to be intentional. Harvard Medical School students were shocked to wake up to an email this weekend notifying them of an explosion inside one of their campus buildings on Longwood Avenue. It happened around 3 a.m. Saturday…
Read MoreParents of Nashville school shooting victims fight to keep records out of public view
The parents of children killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville are fighting to keep police investigative records a secret, even after many documents were leaked to a conservative media outlet. In a Tennessee appeals court on Thursday, attorneys for the parents and The Covenant School will defend a lower court…
Read MoreWoman charged over online threat to blow up Nashville school
A woman is facing serious charges after an online threat toward a Nashville school was discovered and traced back to her on Tuesday. According to arrest affidavits, the director of security for Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy was alerted to an online post that included an article about the school on Granny White Pike. The…
Read MoreIndiana teen accused of planning mass school shooting takes plea deal
An Indiana teenager accused of planning a mass school shooting has agreed to a plea deal. Court documents say 18-year-old Trinity Shockley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, which is a level 2 felony. Police received an anonymous tip in February that Shockley was planning a shooting at Mooresville High School on Valentine’s Day.…
Read MoreRed Wing PD says swatting calls connected to extremist organization
Red Wing police say two swatting calls this month in the city have been tied to an international extremist group that preys on children and teens. The Red Wing Police Department announced on Friday it had responded to two separate calls on Oct. 14 and Oct. 16 reporting shooting victims at an address on the…
Read MoreModesto man charged for firearms and explosives found near middle school
A man was arrested in Modesto on Oct. 20 by the Modesto Police Department for multiple charges, including two counts of possessing explosive devices near a pubic school. The Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Stanislaus County Probation Department served a search warrant on the 1000 block of Floyd Avenue, located across the street from…
Read MorePolice: 15-year-old arrested; threatened mass shooting at West Melbourne middle school
A 15-year-old Stone Middle School student was taken into custody on Oct. 21 over threats made on a social media platform, where police said he made threats of a mass shooting involving Central Middle School in West Melbourne. The teen was arrested at his home in Palm Bay after investigators received information from the Melbourne…
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