Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
Pierce County Sheriff’s Office believes it stopped a 13-year-old from attacking a school
Pierce County sheriff’s deputies and SWAT officers seized dozens of weapons from a 13-year-old boy’s home, along with evidence they say indicates he was preparing for an attack. “It was just a matter of time before something really bad happened,” Deputy Carly Cappetto said. On Friday afternoon, multiple people submitted tips to the sheriff’s office,…
Read MoreOhio Man arrested after making bomb threats toward school districts
The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after making bomb threats to two school districts in the county. Investigators said 26-year-old Brian “Austin” Sampson is charged with Terroristic Threats, third-degree felony and Inducing Panic, a second-degree felony. In a release last Friday, the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call from the…
Read MoreDeputies charge Newport man with making threat against preschool after FBI tip
Deputies say a Newport man has been arrested after allegedly making a threat of mass violence online. The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office arrested Zachary Newell Monday and charged him with communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property. Deputies say the arrest came after the sheriff’s office got a notification from the FBI about…
Read MoreNewport man faces terrorism charges in school bomb threat
A Vermont man has been charged with domestic terrorism after prosecutors say he claimed to have planted bombs inside a school on the first day of classes. Cypher Aiken, 25, of Newport, appeared in front of a judge on Friday, who decided to hold him without bail until a competency evaluation is completed. According to…
Read MoreVermont man facing terrorism charges following school bomb threat
A Northeast Kingdom man is in police custody after he claimed to have planted bombs at a local high school, sending multiple campuses into lockdown Thursday. According to the Newport Police Department, Cypher Aiken, 25, sent a text message saying that he planted bombs inside North Country Union High School (NCUHS). In a letter sent…
Read MoreMinneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. The shooter is also dead. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooting triggered a massive law enforcement response to Annunciation Catholic Church at West 54th Street between Harriet…
Read MoreFBI investigating Minneapolis church shooting as act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime
FBI Director Kash Patel said the department is investigating Wednesday’s mass shooting at a south Minneapolis church as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime against Catholics. Minneapolis Police say two children were killed and 17 other people, including 14 kids, were injured after a shooter opened fire during a worship service at…
Read MoreColleges across the country deal with shooting hoaxes as classes resume
At least a half-dozen universities across the country welcomed students to first-day-of-fall classes Monday with run-and-hide warnings about possible gunmen on campus. In almost all the cases, police and administrators said the reports were hoaxes or swatting calls, which is when someone uses temporary cellphone numbers and voice-cloaking apps to create havoc. A few campuses…
Read MoreVillanova University says active shooter report was a ‘cruel hoax’
Villanova University said a report of a possible shooter at its law school was a “cruel hoax,” after it issued an alert warning of an active shooter on its Pennsylvania campus on Thursday. “Mercifully, no one was injured, and we now know that it was a cruel hoax — there was no active shooter, no…
Read MoreColorado man arrested in South Dakota after making bomb threats toward Epiphany School in Sayre, PA
A former resident of the Valley who now resides in the Midwest was arrested on Thursday after police said he made threats toward a School in Sayre that led to the evacuation of the building. Ronald Anthony Fiorello, 62, of Salida, Colorado, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 21, on the following charges: Fiorello’s arrest comes…
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