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Student With Gun Detained, Teen Hospitalized After Parking Lot Fight At Blake HS (
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A Maryland high school was placed on hold after police responded to reports of a student with a firearm on campus. Officers were called at 11:29 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, to Blake High School in Montgomery County, where the situation unfolded, according to Montgomery County Police. The firearm was quickly located, and a 19-year-old student was detained. No injuries were reported. Investigators determined that there was a fight in the school parking lot, during which, a handgun fell to the ground. Shortly after the fight a teen arrived at an area hospital with a gunshot wound. Police say …
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Student Caught With Handgun Inside Watkin Mill HS, Detained As Campus Placed In 'Hold': Police
A student was detained and a handgun recovered from a Maryland high school on Friday morning, police say. Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to Watkins Mill High School around 11:40 a.m. on April 24 to investigate a report of a student in possession of a firearm. In response, the school was placed in a 20-minute hold and was back to normal operations shortly after noon on Friday. The firearm was located, the student was taken into custody, and police say there is no additional threat to the campus. No additional details were released by investigator…
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Antisemitic Post Targeting Student Online Sparks Hate Crime Probe At University Of Maryland
An alleged hate crime is under investigation in Maryland after an antisemitic social media post targeting a student surfaced online. The incident happened at the University of Maryland, where campus police were notified on Sunday, March 29 about the post. Investigators say an unknown person created and shared an image of a student online. The post has since been deleted. The University of Maryland Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit is now working to identify who was behind it. Police are asking anyone with information about the post or the person responsible to come forward…
Police & Fire
Ex-CT Teacher Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Student: Police
A former Connecticut high school teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a former student, authorities said. Ciara Picard, 39, was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault involving a former student of Maloney High School in Meriden, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Meriden police did not provide many details about the alleged abuse, but investigators said it happened "years ago" while Picard was still a teacher at the school. She resigned in August 2025, according to police. An email to Meriden police for more information was not immediately returned. The stude…
Schools
BB Gun, Bullet Found In Northwood High School Classroom; Teens Arrested After Lockdown: Police
Two 15-year-old students are facing charges after a Maryland high school was placed on lockdown Thursday when officers found a BB gun and a live round of ammunition inside the building, officials said. Montgomery County Police said Northwood High School went into lockdown just after 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, when reports came in that a student may have a firearm inside. School administrators and Community Engagement Officers searched a classroom and found two students. On a desk near one of the teens, police said they saw a gun magazine. A search of the students led to the recovery…
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21 Hospitalized, 1 MedEvaced After PA Football Team Crashes: EMS
Twenty-one people were hospitalized after a school bus carrying Aliquippa Junior High football players crashed on Shaffer Road in Economy Borough, Beaver County EMS said. Police, fire, and EMS were called to the 190 block of Shaffer Road for the crash involving a bus with students and staff from the Aliquippa School District around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, according to officials. One patient was flown to Allegheny General Hospital, two were taken to UPMC Children’s, and others were transported by ground, authorities said. Some parents later took their students to a Sewickley hospit…
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School Bus Carrying Dozens Of High School Students Crashes In Maryland: Police
A school bus loaded with Northwestern High School students crashed with a sedan in Prince George's County on Friday morning, police say. The crash was reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, according to the Hyattsville Police Department. The crash happened at the intersection of 42nd and Oliver Streets while the bus was still on Route #345, picking up students on the way to school. Approximately 25 to 30 students were on board at the time, officials said. None were injured, police confirmed. The driver of the sedan was transported to a local hospital for treatment of …
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High School Bathroom Bust: Student Selling Weed Kicks Cop While Trying To Escape In MD: Sheriff
A high school bathroom turned into a bad business deal for one student after getting busted for selling weed, then kicking a cop while trying to make a run for it, officials said. It all went down shortly after noon on Monday, Dec. 16, at 12:09 p.m. at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf. After getting reports of a student slinging marijuana in a bathroom, a school administrator and resource officer swooped in to investigate. They found the student holding 28 grams of cannabis, but the situation quickly went sideways when the student, already in the administrator’s office, bolted for the do…
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