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Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Frederick County High School Arrested For Assaulting Staffer
It only took a week for members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office to apprehend a person wanted for assaulting a staff member while trespassing at an area high school, authorities announced. At approximately 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, a questionable man entered Urbana High School through an exterior door, and was walking the halls until a staff member spotted him and attempted to take him outside of the building. As the staffer was closing the door behind the man, investigators say that he was assaulted, at which point the suspect fled the campus. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the sheriff's …
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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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'See Something, Say Something:' Principal Lauds Teen After Student Busted With Gun In Maryland
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 Maryland 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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Latest Bomb Threat At Maryland High School Determined To Be Unfounded, 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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Missing Teen Hit With Weapons Charges For Bringing Blades Onto MD School Bus: State's Attorney
The missing Pennsylvania teen who gave some school administrators in Maryland a scare on Thursday will not get off scot-free and faces charges in Frederick County. Jesse Allen Crow, 15, who forced several schools into their "secure status" after he brought knives and blades will face multiple weapon charges after the sheriff's office consulted with the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office. After consultation with the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, Crow faces charges of four counts of dangerous weapons on school property, for the fixed blade knives, and one count of di…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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