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'School-Aged' Person Who Wasn't Student Makes Way Into CT High School, Police Say 'School-Aged' Person Who Wasn't Student Makes Way Into CT High School, Police Say
'School-Aged' Person Who Wasn't Student Makes Way Into CT High School, Police Say Police in Fairfield County are investigating after a school-aged person who was not a student made their way inside a school. The incident occurred in Wilton on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at Wilton High School. According to Lt. Anna Tornello of the Wilton Police, entry was not made through an unlocked door. As soon as the school administration was made aware that the teen was in the building, they enacted their security protocols. "The school-aged person was in the building for a brief time before leaving the property," Tornello said. The Wilton Police Department located the person off campus …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
BOE Security Guard Charged With Having Weapon In Vehicle In CT BOE Security Guard Charged With Having Weapon In Vehicle In CT
BOE Security Guard Charged With Having Weapon In Vehicle In CT A Fairfield County Board of Education "unarmed" security guard was charged with allegedly having a firearm in his vehicle. The incident took place around 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 19 at Newtown High School.  Lt. Scott Smith of the Newtown Police said the department was notified by Newtown High School school security staff for the board regarding concerns that a member of the unarmed security team had a firearm inside his vehicle which was parked in the school parking lot. The Newtown Police Detective Division worked in conjunction with Board of Education security personnel to invest…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
5 CT HS Students Try To Enter School In NY, Leading To Security Concerns 5 CT HS Students Try To Enter School In NY, Leading To Security Concerns
5 CT HS Students Try To Enter School In NY, Leading To Security Concerns School officials have provided an update on a group of males who tried to enter a high school in Westchester County before being denied entry. Earlier Report - 5 Men Try To Enter Eastchester HS, Flee After Security Denies Entry: Police The update was given in regard to an incident on Friday, Jan. 20, when five unidentified males tried to enter Eastchester High School and were turned away by a security guard.  In a statement sent to parents on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Eastchester Union Free School District Superintendent Ronald Valenti said that the five were identified as high sch…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Fires Gun At Teen After Catching Him In His Car In New Haven, Police Say Man Fires Gun At Teen After Catching Him In His Car In New Haven, Police Say
Man Fires Gun At Teen After Catching Him In His Car In New Haven, Police Say A New Haven man who works as a school security guard has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun at a 14-year-old after catching two juveniles in his vehicle. The incident took place in New Haven around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22 on Hallock Avenue. When officers responded to a report of gunfire they located Tiquentes Graybrown, age unknown, in front of his New Haven home, armed with a handgun, said New Haven Police Capt. Rose Bell.  Beside Graybrown was a 14-year-old juvenile that he had detained. Graybrown told officers he was called by his neighbor and notified that two kids we…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio Nabbed For Fairfield County Shots Fired Incident, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Fairfield County Shots Fired Incident, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Fairfield County Shots Fired Incident, Police Say Three people, including a juvenile, were arrested in connection with gunshots being fired in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Norwalk around 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the area of 4 Merritt Street. Norwalk police responded to the area after receiving a 911 call of shots being fired in the area and three men running away, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police. When officers arrived on the scene they located one of the suspects, a 16-year-old male who was in possession of a semi-automatic weapon, on Chestnut Street, Gulino said. Gulino said officers continued the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Naugatuck HS Placed On Lockdown After Student Reports Gun In Backpack Naugatuck HS Placed On Lockdown After Student Reports Gun In Backpack
Naugatuck HS Placed On Lockdown After Student Reports Gun In Backpack A Connecticut high school was placed on lockdown after a student reported seeing a firearm in a backpack. The incident took place in New Haven County around 1:50 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Naugatuck. Police officers responded to Naugatuck High School 543 Rubber Avenue to investigate a student that reported seeing a firearm in a backpack, said the Naugatuck Police. This resulted in the school being placed into lockdown, police said  Police conducted a thorough investigation that included interviews and a sweep of the school including the use of a specialized firearms de…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat
Pair Of Schools In Waterbury Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat Two Connecticut schools will be operating in shelter-in-place mode after receiving a social media threat just hours after receiving a bomb threat. Police are investigating a social media school threat involving the schools in Waterbury: Enlightenment School and Jonathan E. Reed Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The threat came just hours after the Enlightenment school was evacuated due to a call-in bomb threat on Monday, Sept. 26, Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police said. The state police bomb squad swept the school and no explosives were found, police said. While investi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Two CT Schools Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Two CT Schools
Suspicious Person Report Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order At Two CT Schools A person deemed suspicious who was walking on school grounds in Fairfield County led to shelter-in-place orders for two buildings to allow police to investigate. On Thursday, May 19 in Westport, the police department's school security officer, and Staples School resource officer investigated a report of a suspicious person on school grounds. According to a spokesperson from the Westport Police Department, an unknown suspect - believed to be in his teens - was dropped off at the Bedford Middle School, but the person then left that campus and walked towards Staples High School. The spokespe…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Person Exhibiting 'Erratic Behavior' Draws Police To Two CT Schools Person Exhibiting 'Erratic Behavior' Draws Police To Two CT Schools
Person Exhibiting 'Erratic Behavior' Draws Police To Two CT Schools A police department in Fairfield County beefed up security at a pair of area elementary schools after a pedestrian made “idle threats” and was "exhibiting erratic behavior," officials said. Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice issued an alert to the community shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, advising that there was an issue that affected both the Kings Highway and Saugatuck elementary schools. According to Scarice, on Wednesday morning, an administrator at Kings Highway observed a person walking on Post Road who was “exhibiting erratic behavior and making idle threats.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School In CT Placed On Lockdown After Suspicious Note Reported School In CT Placed On Lockdown After Suspicious Note Reported
School In CT Placed On Lockdown After Suspicious Note Reported A school in Fairfield County was temporarily put into lockdown after a student reported a threatening note to a teacher. In Stamford, Cloonan Middle School was temporarily locked down on Friday, Oct. 8, after a suspicious note detailing a school shooting was discovered and reported. At approximately 9 a.m. officials said that the school was locked down for less than a half-hour as police investigated the suspicious note, which highlighted a particular date that a school shooting would take place. The investigation into the note determined that it was an unfounded threat and the lockdown wa…

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by Zak Failla
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Written Threat At CT High School Draws Police Presence Written Threat At CT High School Draws Police Presence
Written Threat At CT High School Draws Police Presence Police are investigating an incident at a high school in Fairfield County in which a threat was written on a school wall. The incident took place around 12:20 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 4, at Greenwich High School when Greenwich Police were dispatched to the school after a student saw a message on a wall, according to authorities. The message concerned the student since it made reference to a weapon. The student immediately contacted a teacher and police were called to respond to the school to investigate, said Greenwich PD Captain Mark Zuccerella. The School Resource Officer and School ad…

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by Kathy Reakes