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Teen Girl Busted Threatening Area School; More Than 20 CT Schools Have Received Threats Teen Girl Busted Threatening Area School; More Than 20 CT Schools Have Received Threats
Teen Girl Busted Threatening Area School; More Than 20 CT Schools Have Received Threats A 13-year-old Connecticut girl was arrested Thursday morning, Sept. 19, after police say they traced a threat made against a school to her. It's just another example of an alarming trend of people — often students — making threats of violence online toward local schools.  Ansonia Police in New Haven County were alerted to the threat made in a social media post just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. Officers contacted the school board and members decided to cancel classes for the day out of an abundance of caution.  The child is charged with first-degree threatening and disturbing the p…

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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