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UPDATE: Lockdown Prompted After Gunfire Reported At Amesbury High School: Police UPDATE: Lockdown Prompted After Gunfire Reported At Amesbury High School: Police
Update: Lockdown Prompted After Gunfire Reported At Amesbury High School: Police Police received a report of gunfire at Amesbury High School and locked the school down, officials say.  Officers were dispatched to the high school on Highland Street to lock the school down around 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13 after receiving a call in which a male voice said he had a firearm near the school, according to the Amesbury Police Department. The sound of gunshots could be heard in the background of the call.  Police followed procedure and responded with a large number of police and emergency units, locking the school down, and activating secure mode fore all other Amesbury sch…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Former Northeastern Employee Charged With Fabricating Explosive Package Incident Former Northeastern Employee Charged With Fabricating Explosive Package Incident
Former Northeastern Employee Charged With Fabricating Explosive Package Incident A former employee has been arrested and charged in connection with fabricating an explosion package incident at Northeastern University last month, authorities said. Jason Duhaime was arrested at his home in San Antonio, TX for lying to prosecutors in connection with the incident that happened on Tuesday, Sept. 13, FBI Boston and US Attorney Rachael Rollins report. Duhaime was recently hired to work at the university as a new technology manager of the Immersive Media Lab, according to his Northeastern biography. Authorities said Duhaime made a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. saying he was injure…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Fake Gun Report Prompts Lockdown At Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (UPDATE) Fake Gun Report Prompts Lockdown At Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (UPDATE)
Fake Gun Report Prompts Lockdown At Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (Update) Students at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton were ordered to shelter in place for two hours following a false report of a gun being brought to school, officials said.  Acton Police responded to the school at 36 Charter Road in Acton for a "potentially concerning situation" on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 14, Boston25 reports citing school officials.  After a search of the campus, it was determined that no guns were present and the school was deemed safe. Classes resumed shortly after.  A copy of an email that went out to families regarding the shelter in place at Acton…

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by David Cifarelli