Queensland 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…

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SPD 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…

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2 facing charges after online messages allegedly involved plans for school shooting

A Shelby County woman is one of two people facing charges after federal law enforcement say she admitted to exchanging online messages involving plans to commit a violent attack at a school. According to an affidavit, Katherine Joiner from Wilsonville, Alabama and Ethan Bassett from Glen, Mississippi face charges of transmitting threatening communications in interstate…

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Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge after making alleged threats towards school

A Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge, among others, after making alleged threats towards Prairie Farm School. According to a criminal complaint, 36-year-old Dustin Rudd is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, attempting to take hostages, possession of a firearm on grounds of a school and making terrorist threats. The criminal complaint states that on…

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Detroit Zoo threat part of swath of reports around U.S.

The Detroit Zoo says it was the target of an unspecified threat on Tuesday, prompting it to work with law enforcement. They later determined the threat was not credible. However, the zoo said similar calls had been made to other zoos around the country in recent weeks. There have been no related incidents or harm…

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