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School In Fairfield Receives Threat Of Violence, Placed In Lockdown
A Fairfield County high school was placed on lockdown after receiving a threat of violence. The incident occurred at Notre Dame High School in Fairfield around 1 p.m., Thursday, April 11. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police, the school received a telephone threat of violence and notified the police. The school was placed into lockdown while officers completed an assessment of the threat and determined that all students and staff were safe, Stahl said. "At this time, we believe this to be a swatting incident and that the call to the school was not made from the imm…
Police & Fire
Report Of Possible Weapon At School In Wilton Leads To Police Response
Police quickly responded to a school in Fairfield County after a report of a relative of a student who may have had a weapon. At around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 in Wilton, administrators at Middlebrook Middle School in Wilton received the report from a staff member, who believed he had overheard a student stating his brother had a weapon in his vehicle. At that time, the location of the vehicle was unknown, and there was no indication it would be on school property. School administration called the Wilton Police Department and provided a description of the vehicle. …
Police & Fire
Person On Campus Of Elementary School In Fairfield County Quickly Arrested, Police Say
A 63-year-old man was charged with criminal trespass after he was allegedly found on the campus of an elementary school in Fairfield County and argued with school security. The incident occurred in Ridgefield around 3:50 p.m., Monday, March 4 at Farmingville Elementary School. Ridgefield Police responded to the school for a report of an unknown man walking around on school property with a metal detector, possibly drunk, and arguing with school security, said Capt. Jeff Raines, of the Ridgefield Police. The man, identified as Robert Nesline of Ridgefield, was located outside the schoo…
Schools
Multiple Anti-Semitic Incidents Under Investigation At CT Middle School
School officials and police in a Connecticut district are investigating after multiple anti-semitic incidents occurred at a middle school. The incidents took place in Middlesex County at Beman Middle School in Middletown. In a letter to the community on Thursday, Feb. 29, Middletown School District Superintendent Dr. Alberto Vázquez Matos said the incidents occurred in a bathroom at the school and included swastikas. "Let me be clear: there is no place for hate, intolerance, or discrimination of any kind in the Middletown Public Schools," Vázquez Matos wrote. "These act…
Police & Fire
CT Student Accused Of Bringing Airsoft Pistol, Knife To School
A Connecticut high school student was charged with breach of peace after allegedly bringing an airsoft gun and knife to school. The incident took place in Hartford County on Monday, Jan. 8 at Wethersfield High School in Hartford. According to Wethersfield Police, a school resource officer received information that a student at the high school brought a realistic airsoft pistol and knife to school. The officer was able to locate the student and take possession of the items without incident, police said. The student, who has not been named due to his age, was charged with carrying a f…
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To CT School, Police Say
A Connecticut teen has been charged after allegedly making a social media threat against a high school. The incident occurred in Hartford County on Wednesday, Jan. 3, when police became aware of a threat against Bristol Central High School in Bristol. The suspect was quickly identified as the 14-year-old, said Lt. Geoffrey Lund of the Bristol Police. "Our officers made contact with the juvenile and there is no ongoing threat to any of our schools," officials said earlier Wednesday. As a precaution, additional police patrols were quickly deployed to ensure the safety of the stu…
Schools
'Predatory, Grooming Behavior' Leads To Firing Of Bethel HS Coach, Officials Say
A high school coach has been fired after a school district in Fairfield County received a "very serious report" from students before the Thanksgiving holiday. The assistant coach worked at Bethel High School, but was not an employee who worked in school buildings daily, according to officials. "The safety of our students is our highest priority and when that safety is compromised we take action," Bethel High School Principal Christopher Troetti and Superintendent of Schools Christine Carver said in a letter to the community. After receiving the report, officials "immediately" co…
Police & Fire
Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say
Police in Fairfield County are reassuring the community that all students and staff are safe after a school in Sandy Hook received a new threat. The threat was made in Newtown around 9:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 30 at Sandy Hook School. According to Lt. Scott Smith, this morning police received a third-party report of a threatening message regarding the school. Newtown Police promptly responded to the school as staff followed appropriate safety precautions. "Newtown Police quickly determined that all students and staff were safe and that the threat was not credible, but instead was simi…
Schools
Update: Custodian Stops Armed Man Outside CT Elementary School, Officials Say
This story has been updated. A Connecticut school custodian is being credited with helping to apprehend a man with a gun outside of an elementary school. The incident took place outside of the Lincoln Bassett Community School at 130 Bassett St, New Haven on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the morning. In a letter to parents and the community, school officials said the custodian noticed the distraught man, who was carrying a weapon, outside the school and approached him. "He was successful in de-escalating the situation," the letter said. When New Haven Police arrived on the scene they fo…
Police & Fire
Westport Student Frightened After Receiving 'Disturbing' Social Media Post
Police responded to each public school in Westport to offer protection after a student reported receiving a "disturbing" social media post, making the youngster afraid to attend classes. The incident took place around 7:15 a.m., Monday, March 27 when a Westport Public Schools student reported receiving the post, making them feel concerned about attending school, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. Officers responded to the student's home and immediately identified the source of the post, Woods said. Working with the school resource officer and the Detective Bureau, the departm…
Police & Fire
HS Student Stabbed: Norwalk Teen Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Unprovoked Attack
A Norwalk High School student suffered life-threatening injuries and another was punched in the face by two 21-year-olds in an unprovoked attack. The incident took place around 5 p.m., Friday, March 24 at Norwalk High School. Norwalk officers quickly responded and located a juvenile victim on the football field. Officers rendered aid until Norwalk Hospital EMS arrived. The victim was transported to Norwalk Hospital with life-threatening injuries, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police. Officers obtained information that two adult men were loitering in the area of t…
Schools
School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT
A 26-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly calling in two bomb threats at local elementary schools. Hartford County resident Dahari Martin, of Windsor Locks, was arrested on Tuesday, March 14 for the incidents which took place on Friday, Feb. 17. South Windsor police said Martin turned himself in to police on two arrest warrants, following the threats that had been called into North Street Elementary School and South Street Elementary School. Dahari was quickly identified as a suspect following a disturbance he had caused earlier that same morning at North Street Element…
Schools
Basketball Brawl: Arrests Made After Fight At HS Game In CT, School Officials Say
Numerous people have been arrested following a fight that broke out at the end of a boys varsity basketball game in Connecticut, school officials said. The fight happened at the end of a game between the Middletown High School and Hartford-based Weaver High School basketball teams on Tuesday, Jan 17 at Middletown High School. In the wake of the violence, Middletown Police are "in the process of making numerous arrests" according to the Middletown Public Schools Communications Director Jessie Lavorgna. The arrests are a result of authorities taking a look at camera fo…
Schools
Decade After Sandy Hook Shooting, New Tech Giving CT School Added ‘Layer Of Security'
Gun control advocates will tell you that not much has changed since a 20-year-old gunman walked into a Connecticut elementary school and murdered 20 students and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown on Dec. 14, 2012. Since that day, another 279 people have died in 189 different shootings that have occurred at schools across the United States, BBC News reports. Among them are the 19 students and two teachers who were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in May 2022. What has changed, though, is the technology that’s available to schools to help keep students a…
News
Man Charged After Child Brings Guns To CT Elementary School, Police Say
A local man has been charged after a student was found with two handguns at a Connecticut elementary school. The incident happened in Hartford County at Carl Allgrove Elementary School in East Granby. Officers responded to the school at around 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 after school staffers had discovered the weapons in the student’s belongings and immediately secured them, according to Connecticut State Police. The weapons, two handguns, were seized and through an investigation, it was determined that they were owned by Kenneth Pariaug, age 32, of East Granby, state police said…
Police & Fire
Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To High School In Fairfield County
A juvenile was arrested after allegedly making a social medical threat against a Fairfield County high school. The incident took place in Danbury on Thursday, Sept. 22. According to the Danbury Police, officers were quickly able to identify a suspect and make an arrest after becoming aware of a social media threat regarding Danbury High School. Although there was an arrest, the department said there will be an increased police presence at the school at both opening and dismissals, as well as extra patrols throughout the day. The teen was not named and the type of threat made was not revea…
Police & Fire
CT School Officials Share Details After Firearm Threat Prompts Early Dismissal, Lockdown
A Connecticut school district has shared new details about a firearm investigation that prompted a high school to be dismissed early and the other schools to be placed on lockdown. Windham Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Youngberg announced that at about 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, the Willimantic Police Department received a report about an armed intruder at Windham High School. Earlier report - Firearm Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place, Early Dismissal For Schools In Windham Willimantic Police officers and officers from the Eastern Connecticut State University searched the …
Police & Fire
Firearm Threat Leads To Shelter-In-Place, Early Dismissal For CT School District
Updated story: CT School Officials Share Details After Firearm Threat Prompts Early Dismissal, Lockdown A firearm investigation has caused a Connecticut high school to dismiss students early and issue a shelter-in-place order for other schools in the district. Windham Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Youngberg said in an announcement at about 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, that Windham High School is dismissing early. "The police department will be safely escorting all Windham High School students off campus," Youngberg said. "All other Windham Public Schools will remain shelt…
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Attempting To Enter Elementary School In Fairfield County, Police Say
A man from out of state has been charged after police said he attempted to enter an elementary school in Fairfield County. Just after 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27, school administrators in Stamford from Davenport Elementary School on Newfield Avenue noticed a suspicious man on the school campus, and immediately initiated a lockdown, according to Captain Diedrich Hohn, Commander of Special Investigations for the Stamford PD. Stamford Police Units arrived within three minutes, and detained the man identified as Jamar Mikel Edwards, age 31. School administrators relayed that they o…
Police & Fire
Juvenile Apprehended After Reports Of Person Waving Gun Near CT Beach
A juvenile has been charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after he was spotted in three different places, including a Connecticut beach, waving a "Tommy" gun. The incidents took place in New Haven County on Tuesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 25, in Milford. Milford Police first became aware of the teen after receiving a call around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, reporting at a juvenile was walking in the area of Harrison Avenue carrying a "Tommy" gun with a round magazine, said Officer Marilisa Anania, of the Milford Police. Officers responded and checked the area but were unable to locate anyo…
Politics
Hochul Wants To Raise Legal Age To Buy Some Types Of Guns In NY After Buffalo, Texas Shootings
In the wake of the latest mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation making it more difficult for young New Yorkers to purchase some types of guns. Hochul proposed several proposals to close loopholes and strengthen gun laws in New York, including raising the age to purchase rifles to 21. “How does an 18-year-old purchase an AR-15 in the State of New York, State of Texas? That person's not old enough to buy a legal drink,” she said. “I want to work with the legislature to change that. I want it to be 21. I think that's…
Police & Fire
Teen Brought Knife To NY School Intending To Stab Staffer, Police Say
A 13-year-old student in upstate New York is facing charges after authorities say he brought an 8-inch knife to a school in the Hudson Valley and intended to stab a school staffer. The incident happened in Ulster County on Monday morning, May 16 at Ellenville Junior High School. Ellenville Police say that when officers arrived, the student was no longer in possession of the knife and was "isolated in a room with building administration." An investigation revealed the student brought the kitchen knife in his backpack into the school and intended to stab one of the staff members at the schoo…
News
Juvenile Arrested After Social Media Threat Toward CT School District
Police officials in Connecticut announced that a minor has been arrested following an investigation into a threat made to a school district on social media. In Hartford County, officials at the Bristol Public School District announced that they were made aware of a threat made through social media targeting the high school specific to Thursday, April 7, or Friday, April 8. According to the Bristol Police Department, the threat was directed toward both students and staff at the school. The threat led to an investigation by the department, which was able to identify a suspect, who was placed…
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Students Fall Ill From Chocolate Believed To Contain THC, Police Say
An investigation is underway after a group of Fairfield County middle school students fell ill after eating chocolate believed to contain THC. Police began an investigation on Thursday, March 31, after between 10 and 15 students at Rogers Park Middle School, located in Danbury, became sick after eating pieces of a "WONKA BAR" edible, according to the City of Danbury Police Department. Police said the chocolate bars are commercially-manufactured edibles that contain THC. The edible was distributed at school by three other students, who have been identified by investigators, authorities said…
Schools
Student Apprehended After Threat Against School In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County teen has been arrested for allegedly making threats against an area school on social media. The incident took place around 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, when the Fairfield Police Department was notified by the FBI New Haven of a possible threat made toward a Town of Fairfield school on the social media app Yik Yak, said Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police. The FBI was notified by the social media company of the anonymous message, Stahl said. School administrations were notified and an investigation was immediately conducted regarding the c…
News
CT School Being Decontaminated Of Fentanyl After Fatal Student Overdose
A Connecticut school where a teen died from a fentanyl overdose will remain closed while workers decontaminate the building. District officials said the Sport and Medical Science Academy in Hartford where a 13-year-old boy overdosed and some 40 bags of fentanyl were discovered will remain closed on Tuesday, Jan. 18, while authorities continue to test the building for any traces of fentanyl. The process could take several days. See Related Story: CT Teen Dies After Overdosing On Fentanyl At School Where 40 Bags Were Found The incident began on Thursday, Jan. 13, when the teen overdose…
News
Teen In Guarded Condition After Fentanyl Overdose At CT School
A Connecticut student is in guarded condition following a suspected fentanyl overdose while at school. The incident took place around 10:45 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 13, in Hartford. Police were called to the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy, located at 280 Huyshoppe Ave., on the report of an unconscious male juvenile. According to Hartford PD Lt. Aaron Boisvert, when officers arrived, CPR was being administered by responding fire and EMS. The juvenile was transported to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center for treatment, where he was listed in guarded c…
Schools
Two Fairfield County Schools Enter 'Lock-In' During Bank Robbery Investigation
Two schools in Fairfield County entered their lock-in/lock-out protocols while police investigated a reported bank robbery and Lyft carjacking in the area. Police investigators in Bridgeport were called to the Webster Bank on Main Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21, where there was a report of a robbery by a suspect who proceeded to flee in a stolen Lyft vehicle. The suspect reportedly later caused a crash on Thorme Street. No suspects have been identified and no injuries have been reported. As a result of the investigation, the Bridgeport School District temporarily plac…
News
Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District
A Connecticut public school district has closed for the day after several students received a social media story alleging a threat to a school. Students received the Snapchat threat on Thursday, Dec. 16, said Norwich Public School officials in New London County. Their parents then forwarded the stories to the principal of Teachers Memorial Global Studies Magnet Middle School parents, who in turn contacted Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow. Stringfellow contacted the Norwich Police who are investigating the claims, which reportedly involved a gun. “I was not willing to risk the safety of…
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Accused Of Bringing Gun To CT High School
A teenage student in Connecticut was arrested and is facing charges for allegedly bringing a gun to his high school, police announced. In Hartford County, police in Farmington announced on Monday, Dec. 13 that a 14-year-old has been accused of having a gun at the high school earlier this month. According to police, the student - whose name has not been released due to his age - was in possession of a gun on school grounds on Friday, Dec. 3, as investigators looked into an unrelated threat days later on Monday, Dec. 6. “On Monday, Dec. 6, Farmington High School administrators sent an emai…
Police & Fire
Juvenile Charged With Making Three Phony Threats To Norwalk High School
A minor was arrested by police after phoning in several phony incidents to a Fairfield County school that led to lockdowns and police investigations, authorities announced. Police in Norwalk said the juvenile was taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 8 after an exhaustive search, for the incidents at Norwalk High School and P-TECH over the last several days. The incidents included: A bomb threat on Wednesday, Dec. 1; Reports of an armed person within the school on Friday, Dec. 3, and Dec. 8. “I appreciate the outstanding work of the officers that responded to the three incidents at Norw…
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