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Montgomery County Schools Sheltering In Place Hours After HS Evacuation For Bomb Threat: Police
Several Montgomery County schools were forced to shelter in place on Monday afternoon, just hours after Wootton High School was evacuated for a reported bomb threat. Members of the Montgomery County Department of Police were busy on Monday, Nov. 27, first investigating the threat, then with a shooting in the 20400 block of Lost Knife Circle that forced the Montgomery Village Middle School, Stedwick, Watkins Mills, and Whetstone elementary schools to shelter in place around noon. UPDATE: Wootton High School is still under evacuation as officers search the school. pic.twitter.com/3b99BcC…
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: Students Return To Class After Maryland Middle School Evacuation For Bomb Threat
Students were temporarily evacuated from a Frederick County middle school after officials received a reported bomb threat on Wednesday. There was a large police presence at Crestwood Middle School early on Wednesday morning, as members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the building to investigate the threat. As a precaution, students and staff were evacuated from the school while deputies swept the building during the investigation. According to the sheriff's office, the threat was unfounded, and students were returned to class at around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday mornin…
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'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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Kelly Maranchuck seemed to be in disbelief. She stood in the auditorium of the BASIS Public Charter School with the faculty, staff, and students, as officials from the Milken Family Foundation Executive Vice President Richard Sandler prepared to call out the winner of this year's $25,000 award. The national Milken Educator Award goes to early to mid-career educators for what they have achieved. And this year, that's Maranchuck: An English Language Arts teacher who serves as Senior Curriculum Coordinator and Instructional Coach for grades 5-12. The camera pans to Maranchuck as her name is…
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Paint Branch High School Evacuated Due To Latest Bomb Threat In Montgomery County (
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Another Montgomery County high school had to be evacuated due to a reported bomb threat on Thursday morning. The Montgomery County Department of Police reported at around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 that the Paint Branch High School was being evacuated after the latest threat targeting a building. Paint Branch High School is evacuating, following the report of a bomb threat. MCPD is investigating the validity of the threat.More information will be released as it becomes available. #mcpnews pic.twitter.com/zOMVtoMUFQ — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) October 26, 202…
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Two Bomb Threats Cause Evacuations At Separate Montgomery County Schools Hours Apart: Officials
On the same day that a child was identified - and avoided charges - as the prankster sending menacing emails targeting buildings in Montgomery County, police were called to a different school that had to evacuate due to a new threat, authorities say. Early on Wednesday afternoon, Springbrook High School was evacuated when a bomb threat targeting the incident sounded alarm bells in administrators' heads and prompted a heavy police presence in the area. UPDATE: Springbrook High School has been cleared. Students, teachers and staff are returning to school. #MCPNews #MCPD pic.twitter.com/Yi…
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Students, Staff Return To Albert Einstein High School After Police Investigate Threat
Students and staff at a Montgomery County high school were forced to evacuate on Wednesday morning following the latest threat targeting a building in the area, police say. Officers were called to Albert Einstein High School at around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, to investigate the latest threat that was directed toward a Montgomery County school. It comes on the heels on the latest incident at Montgomery Blair High School. The school was initially ordered to shelter in place as the Montgomery County Department of Police evaluated, and the building was later evacuated, according to of…
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Peeping Tom Reportedly Spied On University Of Maryland Student Inside Bathroom
Police in Montgomery County are attempting to track down a man who is wanted in connection to a voyeur incident at the University of Maryland. On Monday afternoon, members of the UMD Police Department were called to Hagerstown Hall, where a female student reported a Peeping Tom who was spying on her while she was in the bathroom. According to investigators, the student said she was inside the bathroom when she saw a cellphone peering over the shower curtain, prompting her to shout and the suspect to scamper off down a nearby staircase. At the time of the incident, police say that the man i…
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'See Something, Say Something:' Principal Lauds Student After Bethesda Teen Busted With Gun
New details have been released after a teenager was busted with a weapon inside a Maryland high school on Monday afternoon. Police say that at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, 17-year-old Bethesda resident Akram Nassir was arrested following an investigation into reports of a gun that was inside Walter Johnson High School in Montgomery County. The tipster advised security on Monday that the student had a weapon on school grounds, and a subsequent search led to the recovery of a 9mm handgun by Montgomery County Public Schools security. Following the incident, Walter Johnson High School…
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Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Bringing Weapon To Walter Johnson High School: Police
A student at a Maryland high school saw something and said something, leading to the arrest of a teen in Montgomery County on Monday. Police say that at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, 17-year-old Bethesda resident Akram Nassir was arrested following an investigation into reports of a gun that was inside Walter Johnson High School. The tipster advised security on Monday that the student had a weapon on school grounds, and a subsequent search led to the recovery of a 9mm handgun by Montgomery County Public Schools security. According to the department, on Monday, engagement officers w…
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Massive Water Main Break Causes Chaos For Students, Staff At University Of Maryland
Crews are working around the clock to repair a major water main break that left dozens of buildings without or with limited pressure at the University of Maryland and surrounding areas on Monday. On Monday, Oct. 23, the University announced that some students and staff members were forced to work from home due to the break, which impacted nearly 50 building at the school's College Park campus, including academic, administrative, and residence halls. Due to a water main break, there is a water outage impacting multiple buildings on campus. Crews are working to restore pressure. Out of an…
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Bomb Threat At Montgomery Blair HS Determined To Be Unfounded For Third Time, Police Say
The threat targeting a Montgomery County high school on Monday morning was found to not be valid following a lengthy police investigation. For the third time in as many weeks, a bomb threat was called in targeting the Montgomery Blair High School. On Monday morning, the Montgomery County Department of Police was called to the building, where there was a reported bomb threat that forced the school to shelter in place while officers investigated. MCPD is at Montgomery Blair HS investigating a reported bomb threat.The school is currently sheltering in place, while officers confirm the va…
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