Posts Tagged ‘school safety’
McFarland police arrest 13-year-old over alleged threats to shoot at unknown school
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly making threats to shoot at an unknown school in McFarland. The McFarland Police Department said on Friday, March 6, 2026, officers received information about a 13-year-old boy making threats to shoot at an unknown school in McFarland. The juvenile threatened to shoot up a school on Tuesday, March…
Read More2 Volusia County boys arrested a day apart for allegedly making threats to kill, deputies say
Two Volusia County students have been arrested in under 48 hours, accused of making written threats to kill. On Thursday, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office arrested an 11-year-old boy accused of sending a message to seven teachers at DeLand Middle School with the words “imma shoot you.” The boy, according to the sheriff’s office, was already…
Read MorePortland student, 15, accused of more than a dozen threats to school
Portland police arrested a 15-year-old Tuesday after they say he made more than a dozen threats to potentially hurt students and staff at his east Portland high school. Police started investigating the first threat phoned into David Douglas High School in December, they said in a news release. The school received about 12 more threats…
Read MoreSuspected school shooter’s father convicted of murder
A Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty Tuesday on charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter, stemming from a 2024 mass shooting allegedly committed by his teenage son with a rifle he gifted him as a Christmas present. The jury found the 55-year-old Gray guilty of 27 counts. Two other counts were dropped. The jury deliberated…
Read MoreMesa teen arrested for alleged threats to mosque and students at Dobson High School
A teen is facing charges after police say he made online threats that were racially motivated. Mesa police arrested the 15-year-old boy, a student at Dobson High School, on February 19 following an investigation into his online activity. On February 18, the FBI notified the Mesa Police Department about a teen who was reported to…
Read MoreVolusia County 12-year-old accused of writing ‘detailed manifesto’ to carry out school shooting due to bullying
A 12-year-old was arrested in Volusia County on allegations of writing and posting a “detailed manifesto” about a mass shooting plan at Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, according to the sheriff’s office. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of Josephine “Christian” Simmons-Peters. According to deputies, Simmons-Peters said she made the plan because…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale police arrest man after alleged threats to blow up police station, ‘shoot up’ high school
A man was arrested in Broward County after making some disturbing threats, authorities said. Fort Lauderdale police took 30-year-old Bahai Dajani into custody on Sunday. According to authorities, officers responded to Dajani’s home after someone called 911 stating they had intensions of blowing up the Fort Lauderdale police station and to “shoot up” Fort Lauderdale…
Read More12-year-old charged in threats of violence at Albany middle school
A 12-year-old student was arrested Sunday afternoon following threats of violence at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. At around 6:00 p.m. Saturday, officers from the Albany Police Department were notified of a threat received via a messaging platform threatening to shoot up Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School on Monday, February 23. At the…
Read MoreYouth subject to terrorism peace bond was arrested after bomb threats to 7 N.B. schools
A youth placed under a terrorism-related peace bond this week was arrested in connection with bomb threats that closed seven New Brunswick schools in November. RCMP allege the youth was engaging in terrorist activity related to the group 764, also known as 764 Network or the COM, which was added to the federal government’s terrorist…
Read MoreRCMP confirm police were contacted about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT
The B.C. RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted investigators after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, following news the company had banned the shooter’s account last year. “What I can say is that as part of the investigation, digital and physical evidence is being collected, prioritized, and methodically processed,” Staff Sgt. Kris Clark…
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