Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
3 Towson University students among 17 arrested after shooting near campus
Seventeen people, including three Towson University students and two juveniles, were arrested in connection with a shooting near the university on Sunday, Sept. 27. Police said the adults range in age from 18 to 31. The juveniles are 15 and 17. The suspects face multiple weapons charges. The 15-year-old is charged with possessing a firearm…
Read MoreSecurity measures taken amid online threats against schools that HCPSS says do not appear credible
Threats sent through compromised student Canvas accounts have prompted investigations by Howard County police and the FBI, with increased security measures planned at schools. County police and school officials are investigating threats made against several high schools through compromised student accounts on Canvas. “As a parent, it’s worrisome because you expect to send your kids…
Read MoreTerrorism charge against San Antonio mother accused in school attack plot dismissed
A terrorism-related charge against a San Antonio mother accused of helping her teenage son prepare for possible violence at his middle school has been dismissed. Ashley Pardo was arrested for the offense in May 2025, but court records show the charge of aiding in the commission of terrorism was dismissed Wednesday for “insufficient evidence.” The…
Read More14-year-old arrested for threatening high school shooting on Roblox
A 14-year-old Clay High School student was arrested Wednesday after authorities traced an alleged threat to carry out a mass shooting at the school to a Roblox account, Green Cove Springs police said. The FBI forwarded a tip about the online threat to the Green Cove Springs Police Department on Wednesday. Investigators identified the Roblox…
Read MoreAt least 11 wounded in shooting outside Turkey school, suspect detained
A teenager opened fire outside a high school in western Turkey on Tuesday, wounding 11 people before being detained by police, authorities said. The incident happened around 8 am local time (7 am CEST) in Turgutlu, Manisa province, near the city of Izmir, the regional governor’s office said. “Eleven students were injured, two of them…
Read MoreChandler man arrested after making violent threats against Gov. Hobbs, local children: court docs
An East Valley man has been arrested and accused of making terrifying, explicit threats to commit mass violence targeting local children and public officials. He was taken into custody over the weekend at a home in Chandler. Daniel Lamb is now facing one count of making terrorist threats after police say he specifically targeted an…
Read MoreSauk County jury convicts man on 19 terrorist threat counts for months of violent Facebook posts
A Sauk County jury convicted a Baraboo man of 19 counts of making terrorist threats after he posted on Facebook that he would shoot local officials and bomb a school. Kerry E. Martin, 66, was found guilty Thursday before Circuit Court Judge Andrew Voigt of Columbia County, according to Sauk County District Attorney Michael X.…
Read MoreMan arrested for alleged threats to Valhalla High School, bank and residence
A 37-year-old North Park man has been arrested for mailing a threat to an East County high school, a bank and an El Cajon residence, sheriff’s officials said. Detectives and school resource officers from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office arrested Ray Talia on Thursday after investigating a school threat that was mailed to Valhalla…
Read MoreWilliamston man charged after mass-violence threat on ECU campus
A Williamston man is behind bars after warrants say he made mass-violence threats on the East Carolina University campus. Warrants show that 19-year-old Mason Hardison was arrested by the East Carolina University Police Department on Saturday. According to documents, Hardison was inside the Subway restaurant on the ECU campus when he made statements to multiple…
Read MoreShooting at high school in the Philippines leaves 2 students and gunman dead, several injured
A shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday left two 14-year-old students and the teenage gunman dead and wounded at least 10 people, local government and police officials said. The shooting at Banga National High School in the South Cotabato town of Banga “remains under investigation,” the Philippine National Police said…
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