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Former Palm Beach Central High School student nabbed for threatening school shooting
A former Palm Beach Central student was arrested Saturday after threatening to “shoot up” the school on Instagram, authorities say. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), the former student, 25-year-old Harold Krebs of Wellington, posted a screenshot of a series of WhatsApp messages to Instagram that included the message “I want to…
Read MoreGreenwich student who threatened special needs program said he would ‘Columbine’ school, police say
An 18-year-old student is facing charges after he threatened to “Columbine” a school last month, police said. Duglas E. Alcaide, of Greenwich, is charged with second-degree threatening, according to Greenwich police. Officers responded to a report of Alcaide’s threat, made in reference to the 1999 Colorado school massacre, on Oct. 27, police said. He then…
Read More19-year-old arrested for making threat against local elementary school on Snapchat
Police have arrested a man accused made a threat against a local school on social media. Kettering Police were contacted by the Ohio State Highway Patrol around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday about a tip they got from the FBI National Threat Operations Center (NTOC). The NTOC found a Snapchat that contained a threat regarding shooting…
Read MoreExplosions at high school mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia during Friday prayers wound dozens of students
Multiple explosions shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 54 people, mostly students, police said. Witnesses told local television stations that they heard at least two loud blasts around midday, just as the sermon had started at the mosque at SMA 27, a state high…
Read MoreWoman, 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…
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