Find Your Daily Voice
Columbia
Your Local News for Columbia, Maryland
Thursday, mar 20
55°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Columbia
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2025 Cantata Media
55°
Thursday, mar 20
Schools
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 …
News
Teacher Turns In Student Found Armed At Maryland High School
A Maryland high school student is in custody after taking a gun to school, authorities say. The 16-year-old boy was found armed with a ghost gun at Central High School around 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6 after a teacher notified a School Resource Officer that the boy had a gun, according to Prince George's County police. The teen has been charged as an adult with handgun on person, dangerous weapon on school property, possession of a firearm by a minor, and loaded handgun on person.
Schools
School Resource Officer Falls Ill Assisting With Student Overdose In Maryland, Sheriff Says
A Maryland student and school resource officer were both hospitalized during an investigation into a possible drug overdose, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced. Authorities say that a school resource officer at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center was assisting staff with a student having a medical emergency as a result of a possible overdose, at which point he fell ill. Officials said that the officer locked packaged pills and suspected marijuana in the student’s backpack, and after locating the drugs, he began to feel sick. Both the student and officer were transported to …
Schools
Officers Seize Replica Handguns, Pot From Students In Two Separate Cases In Maryland: Sheriff
Two replica handguns were seized from two students in separate incidents on the same school day in Maryland after the teens brought them into the building. The Charles County Sheriff announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19, that school resource officers were busy all day, busting a pair of students who were caught with the very real-looking guns during separate instances that are reportedly unrelated. First, shortly before 10 a.m., school administrators at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center said that they detected the smell of marijuana on a 14-year-old student, leading to further investigati…
Police & Fire
Bloody Student Fight In At Glen Burnie High School Leaves One Slashed By Knife
A 17-year-old high school student has been charged after cutting another student at Glen Burnie High School, authorities say. A School Resource Officer arrested and charged the student after they attacked the victim with a small pocket knife around 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12, according to Anne Arundel County police. The victim was slashed across the upper body by the Pasadena teen during the fight and suffered minor injuries. No further information has been released at this time.
Schools
'Unruly' Middle School Shoe Thief Had To Be Detained By Resource Officer In Maryland: Sheriff
An unruly student who stole another kid's shoes at school is facing charges after becoming combative with administrators in a Maryland middle school. In Charles County, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said that on Thursday, Sept. 29, a student at General Smallwood Middle School in Indian Head stole a pair of shoes during an incident in the building. It is unclear what caused the student to take the shoes. Once he was confronted by officials at the middle school, they were forced to summon the building’s School Resource Officer, who was able to de-escalate the situation. The stud…
News
School Resource Officer Was At Scene of Quadruple Shooting: Report
A school resource officer allegedly jumped into action to help victims of a quadruple shooting in Baltimore over the weekend, reports WJZ. The shooting in the 5500 block of Harford Road occurred around 1:45 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 14 leaving one man dead and a woman in critical condition. Responders were reportedly frantically asking for medics to come to the scene that they described as a "mass casualty event", continues the outlet. The president of the Baltimore school police union claims that at least one school resource officer took action to help the victims after the attack, but is officia…
Police & Fire
Summer School Student Charged For Stealing Phone, Brandishing Weapon At Maryland HS: Sheriff
A pair of summer school students are unlikely to have a “Breakfast Club” moment in Maryland after one teen stole his victim's phone and allegedly threatened him with a weapon when he was confronted, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced. The victim and suspect were involved in an altercation at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4 in a stairwell inside Westlake High School, during which the victim’s phone fell out of his pocket, authorities said. It is alleged that the suspect teen grabbed the phone and proceeded to flee, according to officials. His victim followed on his he…