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Teen Threatened To Shoot Up Springfield School, Showed Gun: Police Teen Threatened To Shoot Up Springfield School, Showed Gun: Police
Teen Threatened To Shoot Up Springfield School, Showed Gun: Police A day after a 14-year-old boy opened fire in a Georgia high school killing four people, a 15-year-old in Massachusetts threatened to do the same at a school in Springfield, authorities said.  Administrators at an unnamed charter school called police around 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, after learning of the threats. A student told them about the comments and shared a video that showed the teen with a gun, Springfield police said.  Officers searched the teen's home but did not find the weapon. Soon after, police were alerted to another teen who attends a different school and is fri…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA 'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA
'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA A 14-year-old boy was charged Monday, Oct. 23, in juvenile court after he allegedly said he planned to shoot up Shore Educational Collaborative school in Chelsea after he got into a fight last week, authorities said.  The boy was charged with making a bomb threat and was being held on a $750 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If he makes bail, he will be on house arrest except for when he goes to an alternate school placement, and he must stay off social media.  Chelsea police were called to Shore Educational Collaborative on Oct. 17 after the boy attacked …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA
Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA A 16-year-old student brought a loaded revolver to a Lowell charter school on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and attacked a police officer who tried to take it from him, authorities said.  A student at Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School told faculty that multiple students might have brought weapons to school, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The informant said they planned to "shoot up the block." Lowell police were dispatched to the school around 12:45 p.m.   Officers spotted a 16-year-old carrying an over-the-shoulder bag as he left the Middle Street school. Wh…

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by Josh Lanier
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UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Stabbed At Lynn Classical High School, 17-Year-Old Charged UPDATE: 16-Year-Old Stabbed At Lynn Classical High School, 17-Year-Old Charged
Update: 16-Year-Old Stabbed At Lynn Classical High School, 17-Year-Old Charged A stabbing at a local high school sent one teenager to the hospital, officials say. Police were dispatched around 10:10 a.m. to Lynn Classical High School on O'Callaghan Way where they found a 16-year-old suffering from a stab wound to the back, according to the Lynn Police Department.  The victim received medical assistance on scene and was then transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 17-year-old student was taken into custody and initially charged with assault to murder and carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds. The school was entered a lockdown…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police
Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police A student at Brockton Therapeutic Day School at Huntington was stabbed Thursday morning, March 16, authorities said.  Police were called to the 1121 Warren Ave. school just after 9:30 a.m. to reports of an assault and battery with a knife, officials said. Police described his injuries as not life-threatening, and he is being treated at a nearby hospital with school administrators by his side. Officials said he is alert and responsive.  A 17-year-old was arrested in the incident.  Police did not release either of their names.  Check back with the Daily Voice for up…

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by Josh Lanier
Sports
Man Dies After Brawl At Middle School Basketball Game In Vermont (Video) Man Dies After Brawl At Middle School Basketball Game In Vermont (Video)
Man Dies After Brawl At Middle School Basketball Game In Vermont (Video) A brawl that erupted during a middle school boys basketball game in New England appears to have turned deadly. Vermont State Police said 60-year-old Russel Giroux died Tuesday night, Jan. 31, shortly after being involved in a large fight at the Alburgh Community Education Center in the town of Alburgh, Vermont. Troopers were called to the school just before 7 p.m. with reports that a fight had broken out between spectators during a 7th-8th grade game between Alburgh and visiting St. Albans. Video posted on Twitter shows nearly a dozen adults on the court, some throwing punches and yelling…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Mass Cafeteria Worker Facing Charges For Allegedly Attacking Student: Police Mass Cafeteria Worker Facing Charges For Allegedly Attacking Student: Police
Mass Cafeteria Worker Facing Charges For Allegedly Attacking Student: Police A Massachusetts elementary school employee is expected to face charges after allegedly assaulting a student this week, authorities said. Middleborough Police responded to an incident at May K. Goode Elementary School around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5, according to Chief Joseph Perkins.  Initial investigation suggests that a fifth grade student was allegedly assaulted by a part-time cafeteria monitor, Perkins said. The employee is not a teacher at the school and was immediately placed on leave after the incident.  The student was treated by the school nurse and their parents we…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding Lawrence High Schooler Chased Down By Police: Reports Gun-Wielding Lawrence High Schooler Chased Down By Police: Reports
Gun-Wielding Lawrence High Schooler Chased Down By Police: Reports A 14-year-old Lawrence High School student was arrested for bringing a gun to school, WCVB reported.  The student was captured and charged on Wednesday, Dec. 21, police told CBS, after a fellow student spotted the weapon and texted their parent.  The parent called 911, WCVB said, sending police to the school's campus. The gun-toting teenager ran away from police, who chased down and captured the student.  The decision to run meant that the teenager was charged with resisting arrest as well as gun charges, the news outlet said.  "The rapid and safe resolution to this in…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Schools
Medford High School Students Walk Out To Protest Stabbing (Or Skip Class) Medford High School Students Walk Out To Protest Stabbing (Or Skip Class)
Medford High School Students Walk Out To Protest Stabbing (Or Skip Class) Medford High School students paraded from their school to city hall to protest lack of safety after a student was stabbed on campus, although some less politically minded protesters admitted to wanting to avoid class, according to WBZ NewsRadio's James Rojas.  Medford High students walk out of school and are marching to city hall. Several students tell me they're demonstrating over the lack of safety, while some others in this video say they're doing so to skip class. @wbznewsradio pic.twitter.com/4FwoKUzYD7 — James Rojas (@JamesRojasNews) December 21, 2022 A boy was hospitalized with n…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Schools
Boy Hospitalized After Bathroom Fight Ends In Stabbing At Medford High School Boy Hospitalized After Bathroom Fight Ends In Stabbing At Medford High School
Boy Hospitalized After Bathroom Fight Ends In Stabbing At Medford High School One boy is hospitalized and another is charged following a stabbing at a high school in the Greater Boston area, authorities said.   Police responded to a report of person stabbed at Medford High School, located at 489 Winthrop Street, around 10:10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, Medford Police Captain Paul Covino reports.  Upon arrival, officers determined the boy was stabbed after a fight broke out between two students in the boys' bathroom.  Medford Police at the high school investigating reports of fight in boys bathroom this AM that ended in a student being stabbed..parents were notified…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA
Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA Two men were charged on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with the killing of a 15-year-old middle school student at a Boston park over the summer.  Zontre Mack, 19, of Canton, and Dominick Gavin, 25, of Boston, were arraigned on first-degree murder in the killing of Curtis Ashford Jr. on Ellington Street on July 27, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Mack, who is also charged with illegal weapon and communication possession, is being held without bail. The magistrate gave Gavin, who also faces an accessory after the fact of murder charge, a $75,000 bond, authorities said.  Surveillance…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Randolph 17-Year-Old Surrenders After Stabbing Student At Boston High School Randolph 17-Year-Old Surrenders After Stabbing Student At Boston High School
Randolph 17-Year-Old Surrenders After Stabbing Student At Boston High School A 17-year-old boy from Randolph was held at a $250 bail after he was charged connection with stabbing a student at a Boston high school earlier this week, authorities said. The teenager was arrested for the stabbing that happened at Jeremiah E. Burke High School in Dorchester around 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, Boston Police said.  Responding officers found an 18-year-old male suffering from non-life-threatening injuries to his shoulder, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for further treatment. The suspect fled school grounds after the stabbing only to turn himself…

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by David Cifarelli
Schools
New Charge For Boston Teen Who Violently Beat Henderson Principle: Report New Charge For Boston Teen Who Violently Beat Henderson Principle: Report
New Charge For Boston Teen Who Violently Beat Henderson Principle: Report The teenage girl who is accused of beating her Boston principal unconscious last year faces a new charge that could mean a longer time behind bars, reports said.  The girl, whose name was not released, is accused of beating Patricia Lampron, the principal of Dr. William Henderson K-12 Inclusion School in Dorchester in November 2021, Boston.com reported. The 16-year-old already faced assault and battery charges linked to the attack, but on Tuesday, Aug. 16, she was back in court after being charged as a youthful defender, the report said.  That means if she's found guilty she could remain i…

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by Josh Lanier