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'Ghost Gun,' Knife Recovered From Students At Separate Charles County Schools: Sheriff 'Ghost Gun,' Knife Recovered From Students At Separate Charles County Schools: Sheriff
'Ghost Gun,' Knife Recovered From Students At Separate Charles County Schools: Sheriff It was a busy day for School Resource Officers (SROs) in Charles County on Tuesday. To start the day on Tuesday, Nov. 7, administrators at Henry Lackey High School were advised that a student was in possession of a handgun, which was located inside a vehicle that was parked in the parking lot outside the building. The "ghost gun" was unregulated, untraceable, and had no serial number, according to a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. Following the discovery of the weapon, the student was charged with possession of a firearm on school property. Hours later, at around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesd…

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Schools
School Officials Respond After Seventh-Grade Student Accidentally Shot With BB In Maryland School Officials Respond After Seventh-Grade Student Accidentally Shot With BB In Maryland
School Officials Respond After Seventh-Grade Student Accidentally Shot With BB In Maryland Officials issued an alert to parents on Thursday night after a middle school student in Montgomery County was accidentally shot in the leg by a BB gun that discharged unexpectedly. A letter was sent home to parents of students at the Silver Spring International Middle School after the incident, which led to a seventh-grade student being shot in the upper thigh when her friend was showing off the BB gun to a friend. The student was uninjured and examined by the school nurse. The BB gun was confiscated and the Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Public School Systemwide Safety were…

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Police & Fire
Two Teens, Grown Man Cited For HS Incident Involving Knives, Spit, Pot In Maryland: Sheriff Two Teens, Grown Man Cited For HS Incident Involving Knives, Spit, Pot In Maryland: Sheriff
Two Teens, Grown Man Cited For HS Incident Involving Knives, Spit, Pot In Maryland: 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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Schools
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED) Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED)
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (Updated) Three teens are facing disciplinary action in Maryland after being busted with weapons at a Prince George’s County high school. The Hyattsville Police Department received an alert from a teacher at Northwestern High School at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 regarding a student who appeared to have a weapon. Officers were called to the building to investigate, and they located three suspects - one of whom had brass knuckles and bullets, police said. Two of the three face school administrative actions, and one who is not a student at Northwestern will face charges, according t…

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Schools
Knife, Stun Gun Seized From Maryland High School Student: Sheriff Knife, Stun Gun Seized From Maryland High School Student: Sheriff
Knife, Stun Gun Seized From Maryland High School 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…

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by Zak Failla