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Racist Texts Sent To CT Students, Kids Across Country Promises Return Of Slavery Racist Texts Sent To CT Students, Kids Across Country Promises Return Of Slavery
Racist Texts Sent To CT Students, Kids Across Country Promises Return Of Slavery Students in Connecticut were not spared a racist text message that has been received by children across the country threatening to put Black and Brown men and women into plantation slavery under the Donald Trump administration.  Authorities in Bloomfield in Hartford County posted a statement on Facebook saying the school system condemns "any and all forms of racism, prejudice, or hate within our community." Racist language, behavior, and rhetoric have no place in Bloomfield, and we are committed to ensuring that every member of our community feels safe, valued, and respected. In c…

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by Josh Lanier
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Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed.  The boy's brother, a 13-year-…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Threat Forces School To Postpone Football Game, Limit Number Of Fans Threat Forces School To Postpone Football Game, Limit Number Of Fans
Threat Forces School To Postpone Football Game, Limit Number Of Fans A Connecticut high school in New London County postponed its football game after administrators learned of a threat of violence being made online, authorities said.  Fitch High School moved its game against Norwich Free Academy from Thursday, Oct. 17, to Friday, Oct. 18, after students at Fitch told the school's resource officer about the threat posted to social media, Groton Police said.  After first learning of the post, Groton Police said they would increase security at the game, but after more "safety concerns arising from social media posts” were uncovered, police and school …

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by Josh Lanier
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Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder
Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder Officials in Connecticut said there is no threat following a "swatting" call on Monday, Sept. 23, that claimed an armed intruder was inside an elementary school. It's part of a growing trend of hoax calls promising violence at schools.  Hartford County's Vance Elementary School in New Britain was forced to go into lockdown on Monday after a call was placed to the main office around 11 a.m., said Tony Gasper, superintendent of the Consolidated School District of New Britain in a message to parents, per NBC Connecticut.  Related: Dozens Of Connecticut Schools Have Received Th…

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by Josh Lanier
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Gun Found At Stratford Elementary School; Possibly Linked To Previous 'Incident' Gun Found At Stratford Elementary School; Possibly Linked To Previous 'Incident'
Gun Found At Stratford Elementary School; Possibly Linked To Previous 'Incident' Police are investigating after a gun was found at a Connecticut elementary school that looks similar to one used in an "incident" in 2017, authorities said.  The gun, which was rusted inside and out and inoperable, was found at Nichols Elementary School in Fairfield County in the evening, Stratford Police said.  The caked-on dirt and debris on the weapon found in Stratford led police to believe it had been there for some time. It also matches a firearm that went missing from the scene of an incident in 2017, police said.  Authorities did not say what that previous incid…

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by Josh Lanier
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3 Students Get Sick After Taking Weed Edibles At Middle School: Principal 3 Students Get Sick After Taking Weed Edibles At Middle School: Principal
3 Students Get Sick After Taking Weed Edibles At Middle School: Principal Administrators at a Connecticut middle school are investigating after three students got sick after consuming cannabis edibles on Monday, Sept. 16. Kerri-Lynn Major, principal at Slade Middle School in New Britain, sent a letter to parents on Tuesday, Sept. 17, that NBC Connecticut published. In it, Major says the students had a "severe reaction" to the drug but reiterated that everyone is now safe. The principal added that the students could face expulsion for the incident. (The Consolidated School District of New Britain) has strict policies against the possession, use, sale, or dist…

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by Josh Lanier
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Shooting Threats Made Against 2 CT High Schools Shooting Threats Made Against 2 CT High Schools
Shooting Threats Made Against 2 CT High Schools Shortly after police in Connecticut arrested a 15-year-old after accusing him of making a hoax shooting threat against a high school in New Haven County, officers received another message of violence, authorities said.  The teenager is accused of making a social media post around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, that claimed there would be a shooting at Crosby High School in Waterbury, police said.  The threat was determined to be a hoax, and authorities charged the 15-year-old with disturbing the peace in the second degree and second-degree threatening, Waterbury Police said.&…

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by Josh Lanier
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Threat Leads To Increased Police Presence At CT Middle School Threat Leads To Increased Police Presence At CT Middle School
Threat Leads To Increased Police Presence At CT Middle School Police will have a more significant police presence at a Connecticut middle school after they were made aware of a Snapchat post making threats against its students. The incident occurred in New Haven County on Sunday, Sept. 8, in Meriden at Thomas Edison Middle School. According to Meriden Police Sgt. Michael Boothroyd, the department was made aware of the threat circulated via social media, which threatened Edison Middle School students. "The Meriden police department, with the assistance of Meriden School personnel, is actively investigating this incident," Boothroyd said. "We are …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Stamford High School: Police Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Stamford High School: Police
Girl Threatened To 'Shoot Up' Stamford High School: Police A Connecticut teenager who said she would shoot up her high school in a social media message was busted hours after making the threat, authorities said.  The FBI contacted administrators in Fairfield County at Stamford High School around 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, after intercepting a message on the social media app Snapchat, Stamford Police said.  In the message, a girl wrote she would "shoot up the school." Agents quickly linked the social media account to the teenager and tracked the phone to a classroom at the 55 Strawberry Hill Ave. school.  Police pulled the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Incident Leads To Increased Police Presence At CT School Incident Leads To Increased Police Presence At CT School
Incident Leads To Increased Police Presence At CT School Police in Connecticut have increased their presence at a middle school following an incident that concerned the school district and law enforcement. Lt. Patrick Lynch of the Ansonia Police said the incident occurred in New Haven County in Ansonia but did not occur at any school in the region. According to Lynch, the Ansonia Middle School administration reported the incident to police on Thursday, Sept. 5, but it occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Lynch said that after receiving the information, the police department decided to increase its presence at the school as a precaution. "At no point…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester County School Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester County School
Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester County School This story has been updated. A crash involving a school bus in Westchester left a kindergarten student and his mother dead.  New, updated report - New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Fatally Struck By School Bus In Mamaroneck The incident happened on Thursday morning, June 20 around 8:30 a.m., when the student and his mother were struck by a vehicle while walking to the Mamaroneck Avenue School on Mamaroneck Avenue, according to the Mamaroneck Union Free School District.  According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, investigators found that a school bus w…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Report Of Grenade At Wilton School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad Report Of Grenade At Wilton School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad
Report Of Grenade At Wilton School Sparks Response From Bomb Squad Classes at a Connecticut school were interrupted after someone discovered what appeared to be a grenade on campus. Emergency crews in Fairfield County were called shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, June 3, after the device was found outside the Middlebrook School in Wilton, near the school’s batting cages. Wilton Police said administrators placed the campus into a “secure” mode, and several classrooms located adjacent to the area were moved to a different part of the building. Members of the Stamford Bomb Squad responded and determined that the device was hollow and non-functional. Administrator…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Extra Officers At CT High School After Swatting Threat To Student Extra Officers At CT High School After Swatting Threat To Student
Extra Officers At CT High School After Swatting Threat To Student Connecticut State Police have an added presence at a high school after a student received a threat. The incident occurred in New Haven County in Oxford at Oxford High School on Wednesday, May 22. According to State Police, troopers responded to the school as a result of a threat made against a student. After an investigation, it was determined that this was a swatting incident.  State police said there's no immediate threat to the school. As a precaution, Oxford police units and troopers will maintain a presence throughout the day.  Police did not reveal what type of threat the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield Elementary Student Crossing Roadway Struck By Car Fairfield Elementary Student Crossing Roadway Struck By Car
Fairfield Elementary Student Crossing Roadway Struck By Car A Fairfield County elementary school student was struck by a vehicle crossing the street to reach their bus stop.  The incident occurred in Fairfield around 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 22, in the area of Nichols Avenue and First Street.  According to Sgt. Michael Stahl of the Fairfield Police, the student, was transported to the hospital for evaluation for what appeared to be minor injuries at this time. Several students witnessed the crash on a school bus and stopped nearby along with other bystanders, Stahl said. "The Fairfield Police Department understands t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
School In Fairfield Receives Threat Of Violence, Placed In Lockdown School In Fairfield Receives Threat Of Violence, Placed In Lockdown
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Report Of Possible Weapon At School In Wilton Leads To Police Response Report Of Possible Weapon At School In Wilton Leads To Police Response
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. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Person On Campus Of Ridgefield Elementary School Quickly Arrested, Police Say Person On Campus Of Ridgefield Elementary School Quickly Arrested, Police Say
Person On Campus Of Ridgefield Elementary School 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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Multiple Anti-Semitic Incidents Under Investigation At CT Middle School Multiple Anti-Semitic Incidents Under Investigation At CT Middle School
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Student Accused Of Bringing Airsoft Pistol, Knife To School CT Student Accused Of Bringing Airsoft Pistol, Knife To School
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To CT School, Police Say 14-Year-Old Nabbed Making Threat To CT School, Police Say
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Predatory, Grooming Behavior' Leads To Firing Of Bethel HS Coach, Officials Say 'Predatory, Grooming Behavior' Leads To Firing Of Bethel HS Coach, Officials Say
'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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say Sandy Hook School Receives Threat, All Safe, Police Say
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Update: Custodian Stops Armed Man Outside CT Elementary School, Officials Say Update: Custodian Stops Armed Man Outside CT Elementary School, Officials Say
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Westport Student Frightened After Receiving 'Disturbing' Social Media Post Westport Student Frightened After Receiving 'Disturbing' Social Media Post
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
HS Student Stabbed: Norwalk Teen Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Unprovoked Attack HS Student Stabbed: Norwalk Teen Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Unprovoked Attack
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Basketball Brawl: Arrests Made After Fight At HS Game In CT, School Officials Say Basketball Brawl: Arrests Made After Fight At HS Game In CT, School Officials Say
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…

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by Ben Crnic
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Decade After Sandy Hook Shooting, New Tech Giving CT School Added ‘Layer Of Security' Decade After Sandy Hook Shooting, New Tech Giving CT School Added ‘Layer Of Security'
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…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Charged After Child Brings Guns To CT Elementary School, Police Say Man Charged After Child Brings Guns To CT Elementary School, Police Say
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…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To High School In Fairfield County Juvenile Accused Of Making Threat To High School In Fairfield County
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT School Officials Share Details After Firearm Threat Prompts Early Dismissal, Lockdown CT School Officials Share Details After Firearm Threat Prompts Early Dismissal, Lockdown
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 …

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by Nicole Valinote