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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
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Juvenile Arrested After Social Media Threat Toward CT School District Juvenile Arrested After Social Media Threat Toward CT School District
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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Juvenile Charged After Social Media Threat To CT School, Police Say Juvenile Charged After Social Media Threat To CT School, Police Say
Juvenile Charged After Social Media Threat To CT School, Police Say A Connecticut juvenile has been arrested for allegedly posting a threatening social media post targeting a school in the region. The unidentified Hartford County teen was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 19, after posting a picture of an unknown person with weapons with a quote "Bristol Central Next," said Lt. Geoffrey Lund, of the Bristol Police Department. Lund said the post was one of many that have been made nationwide over the past week and the juvenile was "re-posting" an image that had been circulated. "The unidentified person in the photograph has no ties to Bristol," he said. The investi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District Threat Leads To Closure Of CT Public School District
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…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Two Students Arrested After Threats Force CT HS Into Lockouts Two Students Arrested After Threats Force CT HS Into Lockouts
Two Students Arrested After Threats Force CT HS Into Lockouts Two students have reportedly been arrested for their roles in sending threats directed toward a Connecticut high school that forced them to lockdown students and staff for two straight days. In New Haven County, the Eli Whitney Technical High School in Hamden has been the victim of threats to start the week, prompting police investigations on both days that forced the building to be locked down. Earlier story - CT High School Locked Down For Second Straight Day Following Reported Threat A pair of 14-year-old boys were taken into custody and charged with threatening and breach of peace…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat
School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat Following social media threats, there will additional police presence at a school district in the region. The posts were shared in Western Massachusetts from another municipality in another state, according to the Springfield Police Department. The individuals who shared them locally are the subject of a criminal investigation, said the Springfield Police. There will be an additional police presence at the school, which is reportedly Springfield Central High School, on Monday, Oct. 25 out of an abundance of caution, the department added.  Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clappr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Social Media Threat To Wilton School Arrest Made In Social Media Threat To Wilton School
Arrest Made In Social Media Threat To Wilton School A Wilton High School student has been arrested for allegedly writing a threatening social media post. The incident came to light around 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, when the Wilton Police Department was notified of a video posted to a social media site involving a possible school threat, said Lt. Robert Kluk. The post was a video made by a student from Wilton High School that suggested the threat of violence, Kluk said. Members of the department’s Patrol and Youth Division were able to immediately identify the student that posted the video.  Officers made contact with…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Locate Boy In Wilton After School Threat On Facebook Shows Firearm Police Locate Boy In Wilton After School Threat On Facebook Shows Firearm
Police Locate Boy In Wilton After School Threat On Facebook Shows Firearm A Facebook post containing a picture of a young male holding what appeared to be a firearm alongside a threat prompted an investigation in which the boy was quickly located. At approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, the Wilton Police Department was notified of the social media post involving a possible school threat. The picture of the post included a caption that read “Don’t come to school Monday.” Information received from both the New Canaan Police Department and the Facebook Law Enforcement Response Team identified a residence in the Town of Wilton that the post or…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat
Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat Brewster schools are on lockout Wednesday after a suspended high school student made a threat via his Snapchat account that was serious enough for many to call the school's tip line to alert officials. The unnamed student made the Snapchat threat Tuesday evening and by 10 p.m. the school had received enough notices to notify the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte said in a letter to parents. "We received several messages sent through Anonymous Alerts that a student who was suspended, posted threats directed at the high school using h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Who Killed Himself Sent Threatening Messages To Fairfield Women Man Who Killed Himself Sent Threatening Messages To Fairfield Women
Man Who Killed Himself Sent Threatening Messages To Fairfield Women A Pennsylvania man who sent threatening, sexually graphic letters to four Fairfield women killed himself during a police standoff. Fairfield police believe Joseph Polin, 46, of Hazelton, Pa., who shot and killed himself last week after a five-hour standoff with police was responsible for putting four local women in fear for their lives, said Fairfield Lt. Michael Gagner. Police learned of the letters, all sent on magenta-colored paper, to the women on April 12, Gagner said. The women, all in their early 20s, notified police after receiving the letters that included photo collages of the wo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In Threat That Led To Bridgeport Central HS Lockdown Suspect Nabbed In Threat That Led To Bridgeport Central HS Lockdown
Suspect Nabbed In Threat That Led To Bridgeport Central HS Lockdown A threat made by a student in New Mexico at a school with the same initials as Central High School in Bridgeport led to a lockdown of the local school. According to the Eastern New Mexico News, a 17-year-old student was arrested at Clovis High School in New Mexico, after posting a Snapchat photo threat with a person holding a rifle that said: “F*** CHS I’m going out with a bang” and “don’t go to school tmrw”. Local CHS students saw the threat and were afraid the threat was meant to be carried out at their school, according to the Bridgeport School District Before learning where the threat …

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by Kathy Reakes