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Maurice McDonough High School Fight Club Arrest
Fight clubs among students are under investigation at a Maryland high school following a bathroom assault. A student was in a school bathroom when two of their peers entered the bathroom, went through the student’s pockets, looking for money but instead stole a cell phone on Tuesday, March 19 at Maurice McDonough High School, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. An investigation found the two students purposely targeted the student believing the student was in possession of cash as a result of winning previous, pre-arranged fights that occurred at the school…
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School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Charles County MS Classroom, Sheriff Says
A disturbing video is reportedly making the rounds after a school staffer at a Charles County middle school allowed two students to fight inside a classroom at Davis Middle School. The sheriff's office said that over the weekend, school administrators were made aware of a recording of a fight that appears to show the staffer allowing two students to fight in front of their classmates, who moved desks to create a ring for the two to brawl. They were eventually broken up by other students, not the staffer. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, over the weekend, officers beca…
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Fans, Players Get Unruly During Fights At HS Basketball Game In St. Mary's County: Sheriff
The action at a high school basketball game in St. Mary's County spilled off the court and into the stands when fans and players of two rival teams got into a massive fight. Members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office providing support at Great Mills High School required backup on Wednesday night when a crowd became unruly and several altercations broke out, according to authorities. On Jan. 17, units were called to the gym during the matchup between Great Mills High School and St. Charles High School when fans and players got into heated arguments, investigators say. The fight includ…
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Student Caught Sneaking Loaded Gun Into Maryland HS Days After Multiple Fights Reported: Police
A day after nearly a dozen of fights broke out at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Prince George's County, police say they busted a student with a gun on Thursday. Ke'Shawn Reeves, 18, of Lanham, is facing charges after attempting to sneak a loaded gun onto school property before being swiftly apprehended by security inside the building in Springdale. At around 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, the Prince George's County Police Department was notified that security personnel recovered the gun from Reeves, who was taken into custody. According to Lead Administrator Deidra Smalls-Screws, no …
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Staff Members, Students, Injured In Separate Fights Inside St. Charles HS: Sheriff
A violent day at a Charles County high school left several staff members and students with injuries, the sheriff's office says. Two fights are under investigation after students became unruly during two separate incident less than 90 minutes apart inside St. Charles High School on Thursday morning. The long day for deputies began shortly before 10:15 a.m., when three students were involved in a physical altercation, but while attempting to break up the fight, two staff members at the high school suffered minor injuries. Then, at around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, a separate, unrelated fight br…
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Police ID MD HS Student Killed In Apartment Parking Lot Shooting
Police have identified a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Prince George's County earlier this week. Montgomery Blair High School student Kevin Ruiz Campos and a second man were shot near an apartment building on Riggs Road on Wednesday, June 14, according to a Prince George's County Police spokesperson. Campos, a Silver Spring resident, and the second victim were found at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the parking lot of a the apartment complex in the 7900 block of Riggs Road in the Langley Park area. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim remain…
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Charles County Student Made Threats Of Mass Violence To Different Middle School: Sheriff
Alarm bells were sounded for school officials in Charles County this week after a student made threats of mass violence at an area middle school through social media. On Thursday, May 25, an investigation was launched by a School Resource Officer from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, after being advised that a 16-year-old sent a private message on social media making threats targeting Mattawoman Middle School. The student who made the threat attends a different Charles County Public School, according to the sheriff’s office. An investigation was launched by the SRO, who contacted the p…
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Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff
Students in Charles County did not make it easy for the police officers assigned to their buildings on Thursday. A School Resource Officer (SRO) at Thomas Stone High School was assaulted shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, as he attempted to break up a group of students who were threatening physical harm to another teen. After receiving a tip about the bullying, the SRO immediately responded and gave verbal commands to the students to disperse, which were ignored by the unruly gaggle of students. During the scuffle, a spokesperson for the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said th…
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Unruly Student Causes Chaos At Charles County Middle School, Sheriff Says
The school day got off to a hectic start at the Milton Somers Middle School in Charles County on Thursday morning, officials say. Administrators at the middle school advised School Resource Officers at the beginning of the day on Thursday, March 2, that a fight involving multiple students had just taken place, with at least one continuing to cause trouble in the aftermath of the incident. Officials said that the students were separated, however, one remained defiant, behaving disorderly and refusing to comply with administrators’ demands, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. W…
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Student Hospitalized In Charles County After HS Fight That Start Over Social Media: Sheriff
One student was hospitalized on Tuesday afternoon during a pre-arranged fight at a Charles County high school, the sheriff’s office announced. Two students at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center threw down in a classroom on Tuesday, Feb. 21 that resulted in one being transported by an ambulance to a hospital for treatment of what were described as "minor injuries." The School Resource Officer assigned to Stethem launched an investigation, which determined the two students had communicated over social media about fighting each other upon returning to the school after the holiday weekend…
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Pre-Planned Middle School Fight, Knife On Student Lead To Busy Day For Charles County Sheriff
Middle school students in Charles County kept the sheriff’s office busy on Monday as deputies responded to a pre-planned fight and busted a teen with a knife while on campus, authorities say. The long day for members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office began early on Monday, Feb. 6 at Davis Middle School, when administrators were advised that a student was in possession of a knife. Investigators were able to locate the student and seized the knife while the students were in the lunch room. According to the sheriff’s office, the student cannot be criminally charged due to his age under M…
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Student Stabbed At Maryland School For Second Time In Two Days
Authorities are investigating after school officials confirmed that a student was stabbed at Accokeek Academy in Prince George's County on Friday morning. The stabbing was reported at approximately 9 a.m. at the school on Berry Road, when a student suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. PGPD detectives are on scene at Accokeek Academy in Accokeek. At approx 8:45 am, we were notified of an incident involving several students. Prelim: a fight broke outside of the building during which one student stabbed another student. — PGPDNEWS (@PGPDNews) December 16, 2022 The …
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Teen In Custody After Brawl Escalates To Shooting Outside Suitland High School
New details have been released by Prince George's County Public Schools officials on Thursday afternoon following a student-involved shooting outside Suitland High School. Officials say that a high school student was shot during a physical altercation outside the school at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, in an incident that was witnessed by a group of students who ran from the area. The shooting led to a Lockdown at Suitland High School while police responded to assist the ninth-grade student, A Suitland High School student was shot at approximately 10 am during a physical …
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Student Breaks Out Concealed Gun During School Fight At Westlake High School, Sheriff Says
A potentially scary and tragic scene nearly played out in Charles County when a student in a Maryland high school took out a concealed weapon during a fight with another teen on Wednesday afternoon, investigators say. At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, detectives from the Charles County Sheriff's Office were advised of a fight that began between two students during dismissal, which had been caught on school security cameras at Westlake High School. According to investigators, during the scuffle, one of the students produced what appeared to be a handgun, which prompted a thi…
Police & Fire
Two Teens, Grown Man Cited For HS Incident Involving Knives, Spit, Pot In Waldorf: Sheriff
A strange scene played out inside and outside a Maryland high school on Wednesday afternoon, leading to charges for two teens and a 28-year-old man for various offenses, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced. School administrators and the school resource office at St. Charles High School in Waldorf alerted the sheriff to an altercation inside the building involving students. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office, one of the students involved, a 17-year-old boy, walked out of the school and called a friend to re-engage in the altercation with him. School officials …
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Loaded Gun Confiscated From 12-Year-Old At Maryland Middle School: Police
A loaded handgun was confiscated from a 12-year-old student on Wednesday afternoon at a Maryland middle school, according to authorities. Officials said that a loaded .25 caliber handgun was discovered by a staff member at the Booker T. Washington Middle School at around noon on Wednesday, Oct. 19 who then alerted the Baltimore City Police Department. It was the fourth handgun recovered from students so far in the early school year, according to Cylde Boatwright, the CEO of the Maryland State Fraternal Order of Police, who shared a photo of the handgun and bullets through social media. The…
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Maryland HS Student In Custody After Attempted Cafeteria Stabbing, Sheriff Says
There was a heavy police presence at a Maryland high school on Friday afternoon as sheriff's deputies investigated an alleged stabbing, officials said. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office was called in to investigate an incident at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7 at Thomas Johnson High School when a student attempted to stab others, according to a spokesperson from the agency. No injuries were reported. Investigators said that “it appears this was an isolated incident between two students in the cafeteria” that was stopped by an on-duty Frederick County Sheriff's Office Resource …
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Police Investigating HS Assault That Hospitalized One, Forced Brief Lockout In Maryland
For the second time in as many weeks, police were called to the same Maryland high school to investigate a suspicious situation. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, members of the Baltimore County Police Department responded to a reported assault near the Perry Hall HS that left at least one person with non-life-threatening injuries. At approximately 1:50 p.m., #BCoPD officers responded to Perry Hall HS about a reported assault outside the school. One... Posted by Baltimore County Police Department on Thursday, October 6, 2022 The incident comes days after a baseball bat-wieldin…
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Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Maryland 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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Maryland High School Placed On Lockdown Due To Large Disturbance/Fight: Sheriff
Another instance of violence at a Maryland high school forced administrators to enter a precautionary lockdown, officials said. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office announced shortly before 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 that Great Mills High School has been placed under lockdown as a precaution due to a large disturbance and fight. Officials did not disclose the nature of the disturbance or provide any details about what caused the issue. The situation is contained, according to the agency, and parents/guardians have been advised not to respond to the school. This is a developing sto…
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Maryland School District Issues Strict Warning, Guidance For Athletic Events Following Fights
Anne Arundel County Public School officials are implementing certain new restrictions for athletic and extracurricular events following an early season rash of fights and disruptions breaking out at games. Superintendent Mark Bedell said the district is putting new rules in place that he hopes will help curtail some of the unruly behavior that has been shown by students since the school year began. Bedell cited the large number of fans attending games that could lead to outbreaks of violence and take important resources away from the event being played, as well as from police and school sta…
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Student Brings Handgun To Baltimore's ConneXions School: Report
A student was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 8 after bringing a handgun to a Baltimore school, FOX is reporting. The student was busted and taken into custody by a school resource officer without incident after being caught carrying a handgun at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon outside ConneXions middle school in West Baltimore, the outlet reported. This latest incident continues a troubling trend to start the Baltimore school year, following a fatal shooting at the Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School last week and a second incident on Wednesday, Sept. 7 that saw a teen stu…
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Knife, Stun Gun Recovered From Charles County HS Student: Sheriff
A high school student in Maryland may face criminal charges after bringing weapons to school, authorities said. A school administrator at the Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf was notified of a student in possession of a knife and stun gun at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said. Both weapons were recovered without incident, officials noted. The school’s resource officer is conducting an investigation and, upon completion, will review the case with the State’s Attorney’s Office regarding potential criminal charges against the student,&nb…
Police & Fire
Resource Officer, Admins, Investigating Assault At Charles County HS
Books, desks, and chairs were all used as weapons when a melee broke out in a Maryland high school that left a student and staff member hospitalized. In Charles County, a fight broke out shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf after a student struck another in the head with a book that was thrown inside a classroom. According to a spokesperson with the Charles County Sheriff’s Office, a group of students proceeded to confront the one who threw the book, and a dispute broke out. During the incident, desks and chairs were thrown around the classroo…
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