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Multiple School Bomb Threats, Student With Gun On Campus Investigated By Police In Maryland
Multiple bomb threats were called in to Maryland schools, and a student was caught with a gun on campus during a busy day for police on Tuesday. In Anne Arundel County, Severna Park High School was temporarily locked down early on April 23, when officers were called in to investigate a threat of possible violence, shutting down the middle and high school. Update: in reference to the investigation at Severna Park High School, all investigative leads have deemed this to be a non-credible threat. The hold status in effect at Severna Park High School and Middle School along with Benfield Ele…
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Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home
One person was injured after a school bus smashed through the front of a home in Prince George's County on Thursday morning. Shortly before 9 a.m. on April 18, first responders were called to the 10000 block of Riggs Road in Hyattsville, where there was a school bus that struck a house, leading to a collapse investigation. The scene of the crash in Prince George's County. Prince George's County Fire/EMS No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, though the driver was taken by paramedics to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries. …
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Building Service Manager From DC Caught With Gun On Campus Of Maryland Middle School: Police
A District man working at a Maryland middle school is facing charges for bringing a gun on campus, officials say. William Broadus Coleman, 30, a building service manager at Forest Oak Middle School in Montgomery County was arrested on Tuesday for possession of a loaded privately manufactured handgun, according to the Gaithersburg Police Department. Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on April 16, officers were called to the school in the 600 block of Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard, where there were reports of a staff member who was in possession of a firearm. During the investigation, police say that offi…
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Teen Charged As Adult For School Assault That Left Student Seriously Injured In MD: Sheriff
A teen student at a Southern Maryland high school will be charged as an adult for a group assault that left a classmate with potentially life-threatening injuries, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced. An investigation has been launched after five students attacked another in the hallway of Chopticon High School earlier this month, resulting in the arrest of at least one juvenile, who is facing criminal charges. The assault was reported on Monday, March 4. According to investigators, the five suspects attacked the student, and "specifically, during the assault, this suspe…
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Maurice McDonough High School Fight Club Arrest
Fight clubs among students are under investigation at a Maryland high school following a bathroom assault. A student was in a school bathroom when two of their peers entered the bathroom, went through the student’s pockets, looking for money but instead stole a cell phone on Tuesday, March 19 at Maurice McDonough High School, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. An investigation found the two students purposely targeted the student believing the student was in possession of cash as a result of winning previous, pre-arranged fights that occurred at the school…
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Student Caught With Replica Gun Inside Maryland Middle School Assaulted Classmate, Sheriff Says
Some staff members at a Charles County middle school got a brief scare when they spotted what appeared to be a handgun in a locker inside the building, officials say. Several students at Milton Somers Middle School were walking in the hallway with a staffer, when they began pulling on locker doors, causing some to open along the way. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, as the students were instructed to stop with the shenanigans, the staff member spotted what appeared to be a gun protruding from a backpack in one of the lockers. The School Resource Officer…
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School Staffer Allowed Students To Fight Inside Maryland Middle School Classroom, Sheriff Says
A disturbing video is reportedly making the rounds after a school staffer at a Charles County middle school allowed two students to fight inside a classroom at Davis Middle School. The sheriff's office said that over the weekend, school administrators were made aware of a recording of a fight that appears to show the staffer allowing two students to fight in front of their classmates, who moved desks to create a ring for the two to brawl. They were eventually broken up by other students, not the staffer. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, over the weekend, officers beca…
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UMD Suspends Greek Life Over Misconduct Allegations; Frats, Students File Restraining Order
A group of students at the University of Maryland filed a restraining order petition in the US District Court for the District of Maryland against the school’s recent decision to put a stop to all Greek Life activities. Misconduct allegations were cited in a letter dated March 1 sent by the university to "Interfraternity and Panhellenic Association Member Organizations,” prompting significant backlash. A petition filed by fraternity members and other students on Wednesday, March 13, seeks a temporary restraining order against the school’s administrators, court documents say. A hearing …
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One Airlifted To Hospital After Head-On Crash With School Bus In Maryland
One person had to be airlifted to an area hospital following a head-on crash with a school bus in Charles County on Tuesday, officials say. On March 12, first responders were called to the 5000 block of Mason Springs Road in Indian Head, where there was a crash involving a pick-up truck and Charles County Public Schools bus, leaving one person trapped in the vehicle. Crews from the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department were able to free the trapped driver, who was then taken by a helicopter to an area trauma center for treatment of undisclosed injuries. A bus driver refused medica…
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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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Social Media Threat Targeting Maryland High School Not Credible, Sheriff Says
There was an increased police presence at Patuxent High School in Lusby on Friday afternoon after an implied threat targeting the building was made, officials say. On March 8, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office was called in following reports of a social media post from an anonymous user that raised alarm bells for some school officials. According to the sheriff's office, the threat was investigated and was found to be not credible and unfounded, though as a precaution, additional deputies were present around school grounds. "While this threat has not demonstrated credibility thus fa…
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Student Assaulted, Car Stolen Outside Maryland High School, Sheriff Says
A group of teens are wanted after assaulting a student outside a Charles County high school and stealing his vehicle, according to the sheriff's office. On Wednesday morning, a student from St. Charles High School was approached in the parking lot by multiple people and struck in the head with what investigators believe was a handgun. The student dropped his keys, and the group picked them up and fled in his car. The teen was treated for an undisclosed injury by responding paramedics. According to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, the assault does not appear to be random and detec…
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