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West Springfield High Off Lockdown After Hoax Threat Made Against School: Police
West Springfield High was momentarily put on lockdown Friday, March 3, after someone called in a fake threat about the Hampden County school, officials said. The hoax is the last in a worrying and growing trend called "swatting." West Springfield police said someone called the department's non-emergency line just after 8:20 a.m. to make the threat. Officers responded to the high school within a minute and worked with administrators to begin safety protocols, which included a lockdown. Police swept the school for threats but found nothing, and they determined the call was fake. School …
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: Chicopee High Off Lockdown After Threat Made Against School: Superintendent
Update: Chicopee School Superintendent Alvin W. Morton said Chicopee High School has been taken off lockdown. The school was cordoned off by police as they investigated a threat made against the facility Tuesday morning, Feb. 14. Officers ruled the threat not credible and reopened the high school after about two hours, Morton said in a Facebook post. Chicopee High School Incident Update as of 12:18pm. Posted by Chicopee Police Department on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 ________________ Chicopee police announced Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, that they had put Chicopee High School on lockdo…
Police & Fire
Ex-Coworker ID'd As Man Found Dead Outside Resident's Boylston Home: Police
Police have released more information related to a death investigation that started after a body was found outside a private home in Central Massachusetts last week. Boylston Police responded to a call from a resident who said that a man with a gun had knocked on his door around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, the department said on Facebook. The resident hid inside his home once he saw the weapon and proceeded to call 911. The man also identified the suspect as his former coworker, police said. The armed man was later found dead outside the Boylston home. Police have not released any …
Police & Fire
3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Douglas Schools
Three students are expected to face charges for making a fake bomb threat and forcing two schools in central Massachusetts on lockdown, authorities said. A parent called police about someone wearing a mask who claimed to a have a bomb near Douglas Elementary School around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Douglas Police said on Facebook. The individual was seen running into the woods between the elementary and high schools. Police then responded and placed both schools under lockdown. Police later found three students in the woods matching the description from the caller, police s…
Police & Fire
Bullet In Bathroom Prompts Lockdown At Greater Boston Area School (
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A middle school just south of Boston was placed on lockdown after a teacher found a bullet a bathroom sink, Milton Police said on Facebook. Pierce Middle School is currently in lockdown. An unspent 9mm round was discovered in a bathroom by a teacher just... Posted by Milton Police Department on Friday, June 10, 2022 Authorities responded to Pierce Middle School in Milton after the lockdown went into place just after 10 a.m. on Friday, June 10, the school said on Facebook. Friday, June 10, 10:40 am Dear Parents/Guardians and Staff, Pierce Middle School is currently in a lockdo…
Police & Fire
Several Schools In Region Placed On Lockdown After Assault At Home
Several Connecticut schools were placed on lockdown after an assault was reported at a residence in the area. Police received a report of an assault with a knife in Hartford County at a home on Columbus Avenue near Route 6 in Bristol at about 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4, the Bristol Police Department reported. The suspect ran away from the scene before police arrived, authorities said. Police said schools in the area were placed on lockdown "out of an abundance of caution," and the lockdown has since been lifted. The incident is believed to be isolated, and there …
Police & Fire
Teen Shot Near High School In Region
A 16-year-old student was shot near a Connecticut high school, causing the school to go on lockdown. The incident took place in Hartford County around 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8, near New Britain High School. According to New Britain Police Chief Christopher Chute, the teen was shot by suspects in an early 2000s light blue or light gray Nissan Altima. During a news conference on Tuesday, the chief said the department is searching for the car. After the shooting, the chief said the teen was able to talk and move around. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment. “He had non-life-th…
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Shooting That Led To Lockdowns At Three Schools In Region
A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested for an alleged drive-by shooting that led to lockdowns at three Connecticut schools, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Hartford County, the Rocky Hill School District placed three schools in “soft lockdowns” after there were reports of shots fired from one vehicle towards a second at approximately noon in the area of Orchard Street and Textbook Avenue. The shooting was in the general area of the Myrtle H. Stevens Elementary School, Albert D. Griswold Middle School, and Rock Hill High School, school officials said. Original story - Shots …
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