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Patient At DC Psychiatric Hospital Made Bomb Threats Targeting Maryland Schools: Police
A patient at a psychiatric facility in the DC area has been identified as the person responsible for calling in bomb threats that caused chaos for school officials and police in Montgomery County. On Tuesday, April 23, Maryland State Police received multiple calls for bomb threats targeting Montgomery County Public Schools, leading to a busy day for investigators. As a result of the calls, Wootton High School was put into a shelter and place and Einstein High School administration evacuated its students while police K9 searched the areas. During the investigation, the Montg…
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Police Probe Threat At Montgomery County Middle School (
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UPDATE: The shelter-in-place order was lifted shortly before 12 p.m., police said. No threat was detected. UPDATE: The Shelter-in-Place has been lifted at Lakelands Park Middle School. https://t.co/5bxuVFtAdc — Gaithersburg Police (@GPDNews) March 15, 2024 ---------------------- A Montgomery County middle school entered a shelter-in-place order as police investigated a threat early Friday morning, March 15. Lakelands Park Middle School on Main Street in Gaithersburg was ordered to shelter-in-place as police responded shortly before 10:30 a.m. Investigators added that they did not bel…
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Arrest Made After Maryland State Police Helped Search For Gun In Central PA High School
A 17-year-old boy is in police custody for bringing a gun to Central Dauphin East High School on Thursday, Feb. 15, the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced on Friday night. The unnamed minor was arrested "in cooperation with the Central Dauphin School District Police," as stated in the police release around 9 p.m. on Feb. 16. The gun he allegedly brought into the school forced a massive "systematic search" involving numerous police agencies including the Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police, as Daily Voice previously reported. Police explained that the gun was st…
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Gun, Ammo Recovered From Student's Backpack In Maryland School, Police Say
An 18-year-old is facing charges after being busted bringing a handgun and ammunition to an Anne Arundel County High School. Cameron Jayce Harris was taken into custody after administrators at the Crofton High School reported to police that they had recovered a weapon that was stashed in his backpack. The call came in at around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24. According to police, Harris was brought to the office as part of a probe into a possible incident on a school bus, and during a subsequent search of his backpack, the administrators found the weapon and five loose rounds of ammuniti…
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Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Milford Mill Academy (
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Authorities are investigating a bomb threat that cleared a Baltimore school. The Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mills was evacuated early on Wednesday, Jan. 3, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. #BCoPD is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a bomb threat at Milford Mill Academy, 21244. The school has been safely evacuated and there are no injuries at this time. Once more information becomes available we will provide it. pic.twitter.com/uEXGUZTt66 — Baltimore County Police Department (@BaltCoPolice) January 3, 2024 No injuries were reported, police a…
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Teen Student To Be Tried As Adult After Loaded Gun Found In Maryland HS Locker: Sheriff
A loaded handgun was found inside a student's locker inside a Harford County high school, prompting a larger investigation by the sheriff's office. During a search at Edgewood High School on Friday, officials say that they found a loaded Walther PK380 handgun after administrators launched a search into the smell of marijuana inside the building. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, "in light of the seriousness and potential danger posed by this incident," the teen will be tried as an adult, though charges have not been announced. The investigation into the incident is ong…
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Police Ramp Up Patrols After Shooting Near Edmondson Heights Elementary School Playground
There will be an increased police presence outside a Baltimore County elementary school as police continue to investigate a shooting that left a teen hospitalized. On Tuesday afternoon, a shooting was reported in the 1600 block of Langford Road in Woodlawn, not far from Edmondson Heights Elementary School, leaving a minor with a gunshot wound. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident is believed to have been a targeted attack, and not a random incident. The teen was listed in stable condition on Wednesday afternoon after being shot shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday…
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Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Baltimore County
See something, say something. A potential disaster was averted after a student at a Baltimore County high school was caught with a loaded handgun after investigators were tipped off, police say. Sparrows Point High School Assistant Principal Renee Crabbe issued a letter to parents on Monday afternoon advising that a student was caught with a handgun following a search earlier that day. Crabbe said that administrators were tipped off that the student was bringing a weapon to class, and a School Resource Officer assigned to the building was able to track down the suspected student, and…
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Substitute Teacher Brings Loaded Gun To Maryland High School: Police
A substitute teacher at Glen Burnie High School is facing charges after being caught with a loaded gun on Friday afternoon, police say. Shortly before dismissal on Friday, Oct. 6, an Anne Arundel County Police officer assigned to the school was notified by administrators that a backpack with a handgun was found unattended in a classroom, which had been taken to the office. It led to a temporary lockdown of the school while the situation was investigated. "The incident began when a backpack was found left behind in a classroom as classes dismissed from third period and students were moving …
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Teen Busted With Loaded Handgun At Maryland School After Threatening Student: Police
A teen brought a gun into school after making threats toward another student in Howard County on Sunday night, police say. The Howard County Police Department announced on Monday that a 17-year-old has been charged for bringing a loaded handgun to Oakland Mills High School after a parent alerted the administration about a private message that was made to her son overnight. According to officials, when the teen suspect arrived at the school building, he was immediately taken to the school office, he was searched, and a loaded weapon was recovered from his bag. He was then taken into custod…
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Schools Locked Down In Baltimore County During Police Standoff (
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There will be an increased police presence in parts of Essex on Monday afternoon as officers deal with a reported barricade situation. The Baltimore County Police Department issued an alert shortly after 12:15 p.m. on Monday, June 5 after officers were called to the area of Thompson Boulevard for an investigation, residents have been advised. According to police, the standoff led to both Deep Creek Middle School and Sandalwood Elementary School being placed in a lockout status as a precaution. Police say that all students are safe. All students are safe. Updates will be provided as …
Police & Fire
Benadryl OD? Middle Schooler Hospitalized After Trying To 'Get High' In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A Maryland middle school student was hospitalized after authorities said he took pills that may have been Benadryl in an attempt to "get high." The student at Matthew Henson Middle School in Indian Head went to the nurse complaining of chest pain after ingesting "Full Moon" pills on Friday, Feb. 24, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. The student was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment. "It is not clear at this point but preliminary information received is the pills may have been 'Benadryl' that the student is believed to have consumed in excess," the sheriff's office said…
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Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School
Police say that a woman’s body was found behind Lansdowne Middle School in Baltimore County on Tuesday morning as children were arriving to class. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 2400 block of Lansdowne Road to investigate a reported dead body that was discovered in the area. No details of the death have been released by police investigators, who have called it “suspicious.” The body has since been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Prin…
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Faux Photoshopped Pictures Of Gun Inside Maryland High School Debunked, Sheriff Says
School Resource Officers at a Maryland high school had their hands full on Monday morning as they investigated photos circulating of a handgun inside the building. At approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, the Urbana High School Frederick County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer was contacted by an administrator in reference to photographs depicting a gun inside the school, according to officials. Additional officers were called to the building, and the student was ultimately identified and pulled from the cafeteria by investigators and school administrators. No firearm was locate…
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Teacher Turns In Student Found Armed At Maryland High School
A Maryland high school student is in custody after taking a gun to school, authorities say. The 16-year-old boy was found armed with a ghost gun at Central High School around 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after a teacher notified a School Resource Officer that the boy had a gun, according to Prince George's County police. The teen has been charged as an adult with handgun on person, dangerous weapon on school property, possession of a firearm by a minor, and loaded handgun on person.
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Threat Of Mass Violence At Maryland Middle School Investigated: Sheriff
A middle school student inside a Maryland middle school saw something, said something, and could have potentially helped avoid a tragic situation. In Charles County, on Thursday, Dec. 1, officials said that during lunch hour, a student at Milton Somers Middle School made statements in front of several other teens about bringing a gun to school and causing harm to others. According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, one of the students that overheard the comments reported it to a school administrator, who notified the School Resource Offer, who launched an investigation into the matter.…
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Threats Made Targeting Staff Members Leads To Increased Police Presence At Towson HS
There will be an increased police presence at a Maryland high school on Thursday morning after police were called in to investigate a threat. On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Baltimore County Police Schools administrators advised county police about an emailed threat targeting High School staff members that they have received. Baltimore County Police investigators were called in and ultimately determined the threats in the email were unsubstantiated, the agency announced on Thursday, Dec. 1. The nature of the threat was not disclosed by authorities. According to officials, “out of an abundan…
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Baltimore County Police Increase Presence At Area High School Following Threat Made Out Of US
New information has been released as police in Baltimore continue investigating a threat made targeting an area high school. An alert was issued by the Baltimore County Police Department on Monday, Nov. 21, advising that there is a continued police presence at Towson High School as the investigation continues into a threat made targeting the building on Thursday, Nov. 17. Investigators say that the threat appears to have originated from out of the country as “academic institutions across the country have faced a surge of threats similar to the one sent last week.” The Baltimore Count…
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Seventh Gun Seized From Baltimore Student This Year: Reports
Officials say that a minor at a Baltimore elementary/middle school was taken into custody on Tuesday morning after being caught with a loaded gun, according to multiple reports. The gun was found at North Bend Elementary/Middle School, officials said at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 on campus, investigators said when a student was showing it off to friends. No other students were involved. It is the seventh gun seized from a student in the district so far in the early going of the new school year. Last week, a similar situation played out at the Mergenthaler Vocational Technica…
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Here's What We Know About The Faux Stabbing Incident At Maryland Elementary School
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has released new information on the strange incident that saw a teacher orchestrate a phony call regarding stabbings at an elementary school and then shuttering students to a nearby cafe. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, members of the sheriff's office received a call regarding multiple stabbings at Green Valley Elementary School from a caller who was reportedly instructed by a teacher to do so. Upon arrival, deputies were able to quickly ascertain that there were no stabbings, but 27 fifth-grade students and one teacher had gone missing.…
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Elementary School Teacher Takes Students To Maryland Cafe After Making Stabbing Claim: Sheriff
A strange scene played out at a Maryland elementary school on Thursday afternoon when a teacher sought to seemingly seek safety for students after making an unfounded report of multiple stabbings, according to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, members of the sheriff's office received a call regarding multiple stabbings at Green Valley Elementary School from a caller who was reportedly instructed by a teacher to do so. Deputies immediately responded to the school and were able to determine that there were no actual stabbings or threat to th…
Police & Fire
New Details Released As Police Investigate Halloween Murder Of 14-Year-Old In DC
The Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch has released new information regarding the teen who was shot and killed in Southeast DC on Halloween night. Antione Manning, 14, was found with a gunshot wound at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 to the 2600 block of Birney Place, according to investigators on Tuesday, Nov. 1. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, the department released surveillance photos of a vehicle believed to be involved in Manning's murder. Antione ManningInstagram/@trayonwhite DC Police Chief Robert Contee III said that upon arrival, officers found a 14-year-old wi…
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Teen Student At Maryland Middle School Busted With Marijuana, Bullet, Sheriff Says
It was neither a trick nor a treat for a middle school student in Maryland who was busted with marijuana and a bullet during classes on Halloween, officials announced. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, an administrator at the Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Charles County was notified that a student smelled like marijuana, according to the sheriff’s office. The administrator was able to make contact with the student, according to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, and it was determined he was in possession of colorfully-decorated bags of marijuana, a light…
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Officers Seize Replica Handguns, Pot From Students In Two Separate Cases In Maryland: Sheriff
Two replica handguns were seized from two students in separate incidents on the same school day in Maryland after the teens brought them into the building. The Charles County Sheriff announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19, that school resource officers were busy all day, busting a pair of students who were caught with the very real-looking guns during separate instances that are reportedly unrelated. First, shortly before 10 a.m., school administrators at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center said that they detected the smell of marijuana on a 14-year-old student, leading to further investigati…
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Suspects Identified After Police Called To Maryland HS For Reports Of Armed Person (
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Police investigators in Maryland were called to an area high school following reports of an armed person, according to authorities. The Laurel Police Department issued an alert at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13 advising that there was a reported incident at the Laurel High School. #ALERT https://t.co/2k6CAzEFsb — Laurel City OEM (@LaurelCityOEM) October 13, 2022 Police say that all suspects have been identified and there is no threat to the public, though the investigation is ongoing. No other information was provided by police. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voi…
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Loaded Semiautomatic Weapon Recovered From Student At Baltimore STEM School (Needs Hed?)
A 16-year-old student was arrested after being found with a loaded semi-automatic handgun outside of a Baltimore school, according to multiple reports. The semi-automatic weapon was found outside of the Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy in East Baltimore the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 13, the reports continue. The handgun was allegedly found in the student's car after the student posted a photo of the handgun on social media. This is a developing story.
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Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff
A pair of 12-year-old boys were able to avoid criminal charges but will face the wrath of their parents after police were called to a school bus stop where a middle school student in Maryland was wielding a replica of a semiautomatic handgun. Shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a school bus stop for students at Davis Middle School in the area of Silent Creek Road and Stewards Chance Lane after a witness called to report a kid pointing what appeared to be a handgun at other students. At the same time, some of the stud…
Police & Fire
Friday Night Fright: Police Seek Footage After Teen Killed After Football Game In Windsor Mills
Officials are seeking the public's assistance as they continue their investigation into the murder of a 14-year-old who was shot and killed near a Baltimore high school last month. Travis Slaughter was shot and killed around the corner from Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mills on Friday, Sept. 2, where he was a freshman at the school. On Thursday, Oct. 13, officials issued an alert asking for potential cell phone footage that may help lead investigators to a suspect. “Police investigators believe there is cell phone video that may have captured the incident, and the events leading up to i…
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Maryland Middle Schooler Hospitalized After Vaping, Nearly Overdosing: Sheriff
The Charles County Sheriff's Office is advising children and parents to be alert following a possible overdose and confirmed illness in middle school students who were allegedly vaping. On Monday, Oct. 3, first responders were dispatched to the General Smallwood Middle School when a student showed signs of a potential overdose in Indian Head. The student was transported to an area hospital for treatment and was listed in stable condition on Monday afternoon, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office. Later in the day, officials said that another student began to feel ill and we…
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Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response
Montgomery County School officials are praising the student body community after a successful transition to implementing safer practices and plans during athletic events. The change comes as an effort to promote positive and good-spirited athletic events for both spectators and students throughout the community and to decrease conflict, states Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight. " Our students called on their peers to uphold good sportsmanship and a respectful environment; staff, parents and volunteers modeled positive behavior and everyone enjoyed a sa…
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Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Perry Hall HS Faces Charges For Violent Fight, Police Say
A minor was arrested in Baltimore County after police were called to the Perry Hall High School for a violent fight that broke out among students involving weapons, according to a member of the Board of Education. Investigators said that a juvenile was arrested by officers from the county police department following an afternoon fight where a baseball bat was broken out on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Julie Henn, the chairperson for the Baltimore County Board of Education issued a statement on social media following the incident to advise the community that she had been in touch with school offici…
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