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Possible Middle School Threat Under Investigation In Western Mass
Extra police officers were stationed at a Western Massachusetts middle school on Friday, May 27, after a threat was made via social media. The threat was uncovered in Hampden County late Thursday, May 26, and targeted West Springfield Middle School. According to police, on Thursday, the West Springfield Police Department received information from a neighboring police department concerning a threat made on social media. The threat made towards the West Springfield Middle School was captured on Snapchat, via screenshot, the police department said. After receiving the information, the …
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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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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…
Police & Fire
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…