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Teen Brings Loaded Gun To School In Maryland Teen Brings Loaded Gun To School In Maryland
Teen Brings Loaded Gun To School In Maryland A 17-year-old student faces weapons charges for bringing a gun to school Monday, July 10, in Prince George's County, authorities said. The student brought the loaded weapon onto school property at Central High School in Capitol Heights, Prince George's County police said. The assigned School Resource Officers recovered the gun from the student’s waistband after being alerted by Prince George’s County Schools security personnel that the student was possibly armed. The student will be charged as an adult with handgun on person, dangerous weapon on school property, loaded handgun on pers…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teacher Sought Inappropriate Photos From MS Student In Maryland, Police Say Teacher Sought Inappropriate Photos From MS Student In Maryland, Police Say
Teacher Sought Inappropriate Photos From MS Student In Maryland, Police Say A middle school teacher in Maryland is in custody for allegedly soliciting a student, Prince George’s County Police say. Jose Zuniga Orellana, 33, of Accokeek, a teacher at James Madison Middle School in Upper Marlboro, was taken into custody for allegedly seeking inappropriate photos from a student at the school. In June, the girl came forward and advised detectives that Orellana allegedly made inappropriate comments to her and requested illicit photos of her, to which she did not comply. Zuniga was taken into custody without any incident, the department announced on Wednesday, June 14, a…

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by Zak Failla
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Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops
Parents Leery Of Long Gun-Wielding Man Looming At Anne Arundel County Bus Stops The Anne Arundel County Police Department has received multiple complaints about a man donning an long gun near school bus stops, causing alarm for some parents and members of the community. Police say that an armed person has been walking on public property near and bast school bus stops, occasionally stopping to talk to children. In photos shared online, the suspicious man can be seen wearing all black and holding the gun pointed to the ground with a red hat. There have been reports that he is protesting Gov. West Moore's gun laws. Officers have made contact with the man, who is legally…

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by Zak Failla
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Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Non-Traditional Program School In MD: Police Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Non-Traditional Program School In MD: Police
Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Non-Traditional Program School In MD: Police A 17-year-old ninth-grade student in Maryland will be tried as an adult after bringing a loaded gun onto school property. The Prince George’s County Police Department launched an investigation on Thursday, May 18, after a student at Non-Traditional Program 9-12 South School in Cheltenham was caught carry a loaded handgun onto campus. At approximately 9:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, officers from the department were advised by Prince George’s Schools security that they recovered a gun from a boy at the school after it fell from his waistband in the gym. Officials noted that the weapon was a…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspects In Custody After Backfiring Gun Saves Student's Life On School Bus MD Suspects In Custody After Backfiring Gun Saves Student's Life On School Bus MD
Suspects In Custody After Backfiring Gun Saves Student's Life On School Bus MD Police in Prince George's County say that two teen suspects are in custody after assaulting a student on a school bus whose life was only spared due to backfiring bullets. On Wednesday, May 17, a 14-year-old from Suitland and 15-year-old from Temple Hills are facing charges for their roles in a vicious assault of another teen earlier this month. The two teens will be tried as adults and charged with:  First-degree attempted murder; Second-degree attempted murder; Assault; Additional charges. A guardian angel came to the aid of a possible victim shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, M…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspicious Email Causes Concern For School Administrators In Anne Arundel County Suspicious Email Causes Concern For School Administrators In Anne Arundel County
Suspicious Email Causes Concern For School Administrators In Anne Arundel County There will be an increased police presence surrounding several schools in Anne Arundel County on Thursday after a student emailed a threat, according to officials. Shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, the three schools in the Old Mill complex (Old Mill High School, Middle School North, Middle School South) were placed into a precautionary lockdown to investigate a threat that was emailed to district administrators. Rippling Woods Elementary School and Ruth Parker Eason School were also put in a "shelter in place" status as a precaution.  According to officials, the lockdown was…

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by Zak Failla
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Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Arundel HS Raises Concerns In The Community Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Arundel HS Raises Concerns In The Community
Bigoted Video Airdropped To Students At Arundel HS Raises Concerns In The Community School administrators and parents alike in Anne Arundel County are up in arms after a “disturbing video” filled with bigotry and biased language was airdropped to students at an area high school. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, Arundel High School Principal said that a video was posted on social media and subsequently shared among students, according to Principal Gina Davenport. The video contained “biased and demeaning language referring to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation,” which prompted multiple students to reach out to school administrators out of concern. Offic…

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by Zak Failla
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Malfunctioning Gun Saves Student Assaulted On School Bus In MD: Police Malfunctioning Gun Saves Student Assaulted On School Bus In MD: Police
Malfunctioning Gun Saves Student Assaulted On School Bus In MD: Police Backfiring bullets may have saved the life of a Maryland student who was the victim of an assault on a school bus in Prince George’s County. A guardian angel came to the aid of a teen shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, May 1, when an unruly group boarded a bus in Oxon Hill armed with a handgun and only bad intentions, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officials say that as the bus stopped at Iverson Street and Sutler Drive to drop off students, three suspects - at least one of whom had a handgun - came on board and began to attack their victim, who remained on the bus…

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by Zak Failla
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Odenton Elementary School Employee Brought Gun Onto School Property, Police Say Odenton Elementary School Employee Brought Gun Onto School Property, Police Say
Odenton Elementary School Employee Brought Gun Onto School Property, Police Say A 29-year-old Odenton elementary school employee has been charged after bringing a loaded weapon onto school property. Anne Arundel County police officers were alerted that Seven Oaks Elementary School employee, Charese Thompson had brought a loaded gun onto the property around 12 p.m., Thursday, April 12.  Officers located Thompson, who advised them that there was a loaded handgun under the driver's seat of the vehicle. The weapon was recovered and Thompson was charged accordingly.  Police do not know whether or not the gun was brought into the school or if threats were made.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained
Montgomery County Schools Lift Shelter-In-Place After Shooting Suspect Detained A shelter-in-place order for five separate Montgomery County schools has been lifted after a suspect behind a nearby shooting was taken into custody, police confirm. The shelter-in-place order was officially lifted around 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 7 after taking effect a little more than an hour earlier following a shooting that left two people injured. The Montgomery County Department of Police advised that these schools were in a shelter-in-place due to the reported shooting: Watkins Mill High School; Watkins Mill Elementary School; Montgomery Village Middle School; Whitestone Elementa…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Teen Cut Across Torso In Glen Burnie High School Knife Fight: Officials Teen Cut Across Torso In Glen Burnie High School Knife Fight: Officials
Teen Cut Across Torso In Glen Burnie High School Knife Fight: Officials Two teens are facing charges after an alleged assault at Glen Burnie High School, police say. On Friday, March 3, School Resource Officers assigned to Glen Burnie High School were advised of an assault that had occurred in the school parking lot on Thursday, March 2, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The victims were reportedly sitting in the back seat of a vehicle in the parking lot of the school when one of the suspects confronted them. Another suspect then showed up in a white vehicle before both suspects began allegedly attacking the victims, officials said. One of the victims …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash With School Bus In Prince George's County: Police Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash With School Bus In Prince George's County: Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash With School Bus In Prince George's County: Police A motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash involving a school bus carrying children on Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for the Prince George’s County Police Department. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to a stretch of Brandywine Road in Brandywine, where there was a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and school bus that went up in flames. Officials say that the motorcyclist struck the front of the bus on Wednesday afternoon and was pronounced dead at the scene. No identifying infor…

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by Zak Failla