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Student Arrested For Bringing Loaded Handgun To Maryland High School: Police Student Arrested For Bringing Loaded Handgun To Maryland High School: Police
Student Arrested For Bringing Loaded Handgun To Maryland High School: Police A Maryland student was arrested for bringing a loaded handgun to his high school on Tuesday, March 12, police said. Josue Rivas, 18, of Gaithersburg, was charged with underage possession of a firearm, possession of a loaded handgun, and possession of a dangerous weapon on school property after bringing the weapon to Gaithersburg High School, according to Community Engagement Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department. The officers responded to the school on the 100 block of Education Boulevard around 10:45 a.m. and met with members of the Montgomery County Public Schools security team…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
Maryland Schools Placed On 'Secure' Due To Police Activity Maryland Schools Placed On 'Secure' Due To Police Activity
Maryland Schools Placed On 'Secure' Due To Police Activity Two schools in Carroll County were placed “on secure” due to police activity in the area, officials said. An alert was issued to the community shortly before noon on Wednesday, Oct. 12 advising that Winfield Elementary School on Salem Bound Road and South Carroll High School on West Liberty Road in Westminster were on alert due to the police activity. UPDATE - WINFIELD AND SOUTH CARROLL: The situation is ongoing. Students and staff are safe. Both Winfield ES and South Carroll HS remain in secure, which means outside doors are locked and students are remaining inside the building. Instru…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Charged After Bringing Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs To Maryland School Teen Charged After Bringing Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs To Maryland School
Teen Charged After Bringing Loaded Ghost Gun, Drugs To Maryland School An arrest warrant has been issued for a Clinton teenager accused of taking a gun onto school property, authorities say. The 17-year-old boy was stopped by Prince George's County Public Schools security personnel for suspicions of having illegal drugs at Surratsville High School, around 1:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, according to Prince George's County police. During the search, a loaded ghost gun was found inside of the student's backpack, causing the teen to run away from school property. The teenager has been charged as an adult with several charges, including possessing a loaded handgun o…

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by Annie DeVoe
Schools
Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police
Alert Staffer Helps Avoid Lockdown At Maryland School For Nunchuck-Wielding Parent: Police An irate parent caught filming students at a Maryland high school broke out a pair of nunchucks when approached by police and attempted to resist arrest, authorities said. The Hyattsville Police Department received a call from a staff member at Northwestern High School shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, to alert officers of a suspicious man on school grounds who appeared to be recording students on the football field. An officer assigned to the building as a school resource officer and security responded to the area as the man began walking toward the front of the school, a s…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested After Shooting Students Outside DC School Teen Arrested After Shooting Students Outside DC School
Teen Arrested After Shooting Students Outside DC School A 15-year-old gunman has been taken into custody after shooting two students near a public charter school in Washington DC, authorities say. The shooting reportedly occurred in the 4500 block of Lee Street near the intersection of 45th Street around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31. The IDEA Public Charter School put the school on a precautionary lockdown following the shooting, according to the DC Police Department. The victims are currently in a hospital receiving treatment for their injuries and are expected to survive. 8.31.22 Chief Contee provides an update on two separate shooting …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Two Students Shot By 15-Year-Old Suspect Outside DC Charter School (Developing) Two Students Shot By 15-Year-Old Suspect Outside DC Charter School (Developing)
Two Students Shot By 15-Year-Old Suspect Outside DC Charter School (Developing) A 15-year-old suspect shot two students outside a D.C. charter school on Wednesday morning, August 31, NBC4 Washington reported. Officers responded to the scene in the 1000 block of 45th Street, right by IDEA Public Charter School, where they found two teens with gunshot wounds, the website said. Law enforcement's initial investigation revealed that one student entered the school not wearing his proper uniform and then left the building, NBC4 Washington said. Then, two other students walked into the building and when they tried to bypass a security guard using a metal detector wand, th…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Suspended HS Student In Maryland Busted Holding Brass Knuckles With A Blade: Sheriff Suspended HS Student In Maryland Busted Holding Brass Knuckles With A Blade: Sheriff
Suspended HS Student In Maryland Busted Holding Brass Knuckles With A Blade: Sheriff A suspended student in Maryland who was playing hoops on school grounds was busted with an illegal weapon after being asked to leave the area, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced. At approximately 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, a student from McDonough High School in Pomfret who had previously been suspended showed up to school and was asked to leave. The student complied, according to Diane Richardson of the Charles County Sheriff’s Media Relations Office; however, he then proceeded to walk over to the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center, where he was spotted inside the gym pl…

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by Zak Failla