Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
More police presence this week at three Howard County schools as online threats continue
Both the Howard County Police Department and an independent state organization continue to investigate and assess potential threats targeted at three area school communities. That includes Clarksville Middle School, Reservoir High School and now, Guilford Park High School, according to director of community engagement and media relations Brian Bassett. It began with incidents of doxxing,…
Read MoreCounter-terrorism police leading school stabbing inquiry
Counter-terrorism police have taken over the investigation into a stabbing at a Manchester school in which two pupils and a teacher were injured. The attack took place on Tuesday at the Co-op Academy on Plant Hill Road in the Blackley area. A 14-year-old girl was later arrested on suspicion of assault and detained under the…
Read MoreDepartment of Justice indicts eight conspirators who threatened University of Michigan officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation
Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan were indicted for their alleged roles in conspiracies to threaten University of Michigan leaders, law enforcement, and businesses, including the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, announced U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Office joined Gorgon in…
Read MoreMan who planned Ohio State shooting moves near campus; court challenge filed
A man who identified as an incel and spent time in federal prison for planning a mass shooting at Ohio State University has moved near campus, a development that the U.S. Department of Justice is challenging in court. Tres Genco, 27, who is on supervised release, moved into an apartment in mid-May about two blocks…
Read MoreTeen charged with plotting mass shooting at suburban elementary school
A teen has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and weapons charges after he allegedly plotted to carry out a shooting at a suburban elementary school. According to police in suburban Plainfield, deputies were called to a home on Helmar Lane on May 22 at approximately 12:50 p.m. for reports of a “male suicidal…
Read MorePinellas Park man arrested for threats against Largo school, PCSO says
A man from Pinellas Park has been charged with written threats to kill or conduct a mass shooting after deputies say he made online threats against a school. Wednesday, deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office threat management unit arrested 23-year-old Adam Ballou. Deputies say they began investigating after getting information on June 2 about…
Read MoreOregon man indicted for bomb threats targeting Ottawa Hills, Bowling Green schools
An Oregon man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a series of bomb threats that targeted schools across northern Ohio earlier this year, including high schools in Ottawa Hills and Bowling Green. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Nathan Hayes, 18, of Sweet Home,…
Read MoreQueensland teenager, 13, charged over alleged plot to attack school
A teenager who police allege was planning an attack on a school has been charged after allegedly threatening people with a knife in Queensland. The 13-year-old boy was arrested at a business on Saltwater Creek Road in Maryborough, about three hours north of Brisbane, about 9am last Thursday. Police allege the boy was armed with…
Read MoreSPD Investigating Potential Threat at Tacoma University
A Tacoma college student has been hospitalized and served with an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) after investigators say he posted a picture of a shotgun on a messaging app referencing a mass shooting. On May 26 just before 1:00 p.m., patrol officers received a crisis complaint after a photograph of a shotgun was seen…
Read More11-year-old attempts to stab teacher and films the incident on his cell phone
He attempted to stab his technology teacher during class, but was stopped before he could injure him. The victim of the incident was an 11-year-old middle school student in San Vito Lo Capo , in the province of Trapani. According to initial reconstructions, the young man brought two small knives to school and tried to…
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