Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
Woman charged with making bomb threat at South Jordan elementary school
A woman who police say caused an elementary school to be evacuated because of a bomb threat she blamed on her ex-husband is now accused of being the instigator. Aleesha Young, 39, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with making a false weapons of mass destruction alarm, a second-degree felony. On April 22, police…
Read MoreUnder new policy, Broward schools won’t automatically evacuate after bomb threats
Public schools in Broward County are no longer being automatically evacuated if they receive bomb threats via phone, text or email, according to a new district policy. The decision, laid out in a May 10 memo to sent to principals from the district’s head of safety and security, “came in regards to our constant evacuations…
Read MoreMan who threatened to commit school shooting sentenced for owning machine gun
A local man who made online threats to commit a school shooting in California has been sentenced. Alex Jaques, 21, was sentenced to at least six years in federal prison for possessing a machine gun, according to the Department of Justice. As News Center 7 previously reported on Nov. 15, 2022, the FBI National Threat…
Read MorePolice fatally shoot student outside Wisconsin middle school while responding to report of person with a gun
Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday as officers responded to a report of a person with a gun, officials said. No one else was hurt in the incident outside Mount Horeb Middle School, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an evening news conference. He said the investigation was…
Read More25 years after Columbine, survivors say they’re still haunted by the attack
The epicenter of the Columbine High School mass shooting was the library, where Craig Scott was studying for a biology test on April 20, 1999. Scott, then 16, said he had just sat down next to his friend, Matt Kechter, when his life turned upside down. This week marks 25 years since two seniors at…
Read MoreRockville student arrested for threatening to shoot up elementary school in 129-page manifesto
An 18-year-old high school student has been arrested for threatening to commit a school shooting. Alex Ye was arrested Thursday following a joint investigation by the Montgomery County Police Department and the FBI. The investigation began when FBI agents were notified by MCPD about a 129-page “manifesto” written by Ye. In the document, Ye writes…
Read MoreFinnish school shooting motivated by bullying – police
A 12-year-old suspected of shooting dead a boy at his school and seriously wounding two girls was motivated by bullying, Finnish police say. The boy was detained some distance from his school in Vantaa on Tuesday morning an hour after he opened fire on other children. His three victims were also aged 12. The two…
Read MoreFinland school shooting: one dead, two wounded, 12-year-old suspect held
One child was killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a school outside the Finnish capital on Tuesday, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody. At the school, a building had been cordoned off by police. Parents were picking up their children from another school…
Read MoreTeenage girl involved in threats to 8 Maryland schools, police say
A 17-year-old girl is accused of making threats to at least eight Maryland schools, Baltimore County Police said Friday. The teenager allegedly posted threats Tuesday to hurt students at Aberdeen High School in Harford County and Eastern Technical in Baltimore County. No threats were found after police searches of the schools. Police said detectives then…
Read MoreMessage Shows Michigan School Shooter’s Dad Told Boy To ‘Suck It Up’ About Mental Health Struggles
The father of a Michigan school shooter who killed four students in 2021 missed an “incredible opportunity” to prevent the tragedy, prosecutors said Thursday as jurors heard opening statements in a trial that will determine whether a second parent will be held responsible for the attack. “This case isn’t about bad parenting — it’s not…
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