Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
Suspect in custody after threats made to the St. Charles graduation ceremony
A suspect is in custody after threats were made against the St. Charles City School District’s upcoming graduation ceremony. The St. Charles Police Department told First Alert 4 that a male was taken into custody in relation to the threats. “The safety and well-being of students remains the highest priority of the St. Charles Police…
Read MoreSchool killer was likely egged on by online extremist ‘handlers,’ investigators say
The killer behind the January 2025 shooting at Nashville’s Antioch High School appears to have had “handlers” associated with violent extremist groups who were egging him on, an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered. Solomon Henderson, 17, left behind a recording in which he attributed the deadly school shooting to Maniac Murder Cult and 764,…
Read MoreThreats called into multiple Tennessee schools
At least seven Tennessee school campuses were placed on lockdown Monday morning after threats were reported against the schools. The Franklin Police Department reported that a bomb threat was called into Franklin High School and Page High School. Both schools were placed on lockdown while investigations were underway. Franklin police determined the bomb threats were…
Read MoreCharges Announced Against Member of Online Cybercriminal Group “Purgatory” for Placing Swatting Calls to Universities; Victims Asked to Contact FBI
United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that charges have been filed against a juvenile[1] following a rash of swatting calls aimed at universities and other institutions in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere in August 2025. A “swatting call” is a hoax call made to emergency services typically reporting an immediate threat to human…
Read MoreSchool shooting in Brazil leaves 2 women dead; 13-year-old student detained
A school shooting Tuesday in Acre state in northern Brazil left two women dead and two others injured, including an underage student, authorities said. The state government said in a statement that a 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, the state capital. The two…
Read MoreFBI investigating school swatting calls in Philadelphia region
The FBI is investigating so-called “swatting calls” that targeted elementary and high schools across our region on Monday. The schools spanned from Philadelphia to Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks and Berks counties. Investigators say they do not have any information indicating there was a credible threat, but it was a scare for students and parents. Tricia Steigerwalt,…
Read MoreStabbing at Washington state high school wounds 6, including suspect, police say
A student at a Tacoma high school was booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were wounded in a stabbing at the school Thursday, police said. The Tacoma Fire Department took five people to hospitals from Foss High School, with four of the patients in critical condition…
Read MoreBrown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, F.B.I. Says
The man who killed two Brown University students and an M.I.T. professor last December plotted the crimes over the course of three years, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday. The shooter, Claudio Neves Valente, 48, had been socially isolated, making it hard to track his intentions, investigators said in a report released on Wednesday that…
Read More15-year-old charged with uttering threats linked to Vancouver police investigation
A charge of uttering threats has been laid against a 15-year-old in connection with a Vancouver police investigation into disturbing comments allegedly made about a Vancouver school. Global News has learned someone who knows the teen called the police after seeing extremely concerning text messages. The teen was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and…
Read MoreSubstitute teacher, 19, accused of making online threats toward Loudoun County high school
A substitute teacher in northern Virginia is facing charges after authorities said they made threats online involving a high school in Loudoun County. Hayden Dollery, 19, of Chantilly, was taken into custody on April 20, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Dollery faces a charge of threats of bodily injury. The sheriff’s office said…
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