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Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff Charles County Students Wreak Havoc For School Resource Officers During Disruptive Day: Sheriff
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 Unruly Student Causes Chaos At Charles County Middle School, Sheriff Says
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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Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff
Blade Seized From 9-Year-Old Who Threatened Classmate At Waldorf Elementary School: Sheriff A potentially tragic situation at a Charles County elementary school was avoided when administrators were able to take a blade from a child who had threatened to harm a fellow student. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, students at Diggs Elementary School in Waldorf notified school staff members that a 9-year-old student was in possession of a knife after making threats toward another member of his class. Administrators were able to quickly step in, and the School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the building was able to recover an X-Acto knife from the child, according to a spokesperson from the Charl…

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Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff
Student At Charles County HS Accused Of Groping, Inappropriate Touching Classmates: Sheriff Investigators from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office are fearful there are more victims at Westlake High School after a male student allegedly groped a girl last week and is allegedly a repeat offender. On Monday, Feb. 27, school administrators at the high school were made aware that a student had allegedly inappropriately touched two female classmates earlier this year following an investigation into a similar case reported early last week. According to a Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, in the latest incident, the student groped a student in a stairwell of the school. Aft…

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Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police
Montgomery County School Bus Crashes Head On Into Passenger Van: Police Authorities say that a school bus full of kids is safe after colliding with a passenger van on Wednesday morning. The van appeared to have crashed head-on with the occupied bus around 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the 9600 block of Accord Drive, off River Road, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson.  Rescue personnel quickly arrived to help after the collision, and evaluated all parties involved, he said. Update (~9a) Accord Dr, Potomac, collision, involved passenger vehicle & occupied school bus, ~30 passengers on bus, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluated everyone invol…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash With School Bus In Brandywine: Police Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash With School Bus In Brandywine: Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash With School Bus In Brandywine: 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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Empty Feral Cat Shelter Gives School Officials Scare In Charles County Empty Feral Cat Shelter Gives School Officials Scare In Charles County
Empty Feral Cat Shelter Gives School Officials Scare In Charles County School officials in Charles County got quite a scare on Tuesday morning when they spotted a suspicious package outside of the Berry Elementary and Mattawoman Middle School campus. Members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office were called to school grounds at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to investigate the package, which was located as students were arriving to class. As a precautionary measure on Tuesday morning, bus traffic heading to the elementary school was re-routed to Westlake High School, where they were later picked up by their parents amid the investigation into the …

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Pre-Planned Middle School Fight, Knife On Student Lead To Busy Day For Charles County Sheriff Pre-Planned Middle School Fight, Knife On Student Lead To Busy Day For Charles County Sheriff
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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Police ID Body Found Outside Maryland Middle School, Death Ruled A Homicide Police ID Body Found Outside Maryland Middle School, Death Ruled A Homicide
Police ID Body Found Outside Maryland Middle School, Death Ruled A Homicide New details have been released by the Baltimore County Police Department as they continue to investigate after a woman's body was found behind Lansdowne Middle School earlier this week that was ruled a homicide by detectives. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, members of the Baltimore County Police Department were called, when the body of 37-year-old Audra Pineda was found behind the school as children were arriving to class. Original story - Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School On Thursday, Feb. 2, the agency announced that the death has been ruled a homicide and is being…

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Northwestern High School Locked Down Due To Incident On Football Field (DEVELOPING) Northwestern High School Locked Down Due To Incident On Football Field (DEVELOPING)
Northwestern High School Locked Down Due To Incident On Football Field (Developing) Police say that a Prince George’s County high school was placed in lockdown on Wednesday afternoon following an incident on the football field. The Hyattsville Police Department issued an alert shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, advising the community that Northwestern High School was placed on lockdown as a precaution following an incident earlier in the afternoon. Northwestern High School is currently on lockdown as a precaution following an incident believed to have happened on the school field around 1pm. Police on scene. Please do not go to the school. Stand by for more…

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Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School Body Found Behind Lansdowne Middle School
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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High School Student Gunned Down Near Campus Shortly After Dismissal In Baltimore: Police High School Student Gunned Down Near Campus Shortly After Dismissal In Baltimore: Police
High School Student Gunned Down Near Campus Shortly After Dismissal In Baltimore: Police Officials say that a Forest Park High School student was shot and killed off-campus in Baltimore on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Baltimore City Public School District confirmed in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon that the 15-year-old student was shot after school and away from campus shortly after dismissal. Today we learned about a fatal shooting involving a Forest Park HS student. The shooting took place after school, away from campus. Police are investigating. Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and school community. Counselors will be available tomorrow at the school. — Baltimore C…

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