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Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff
Juveniles Busted In Maryland Pointing Replica Semiautomatic Handgun At Students: Sheriff A pair of 12-year-old boys were able to avoid criminal charges but will face the wrath of their parents after police were called to a school bus stop where a middle school student in Maryland was wielding a replica of a semiautomatic handgun. Shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, officers from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office responded to a school bus stop for students at Davis Middle School in the area of Silent Creek Road and Stewards Chance Lane after a witness called to report a kid pointing what appeared to be a handgun at other students. At the same time, some of the stud…

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Police & Fire
Friday Night Fright: Police Seek Footage After Teen Murdered After Maryland HS Football Game Friday Night Fright: Police Seek Footage After Teen Murdered After Maryland HS Football Game
Friday Night Fright: Police Seek Footage After Teen Murdered After Maryland HS Football Game Officials are seeking the public's assistance as they continue their investigation into the murder of a 14-year-old who was shot and killed near a Baltimore high school last month. Travis Slaughter was shot and killed around the corner from Milford Mill Academy in Windsor Mills on Friday, Sept. 2, where he was a freshman at the school. On Thursday, Oct. 13, officials issued an alert asking for potential cell phone footage that may help lead investigators to a suspect. “Police investigators believe there is cell phone video that may have captured the incident, and the events leading up to i…

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Maryland Middle Schooler Hospitalized After Vaping, Nearly Overdosing: Sheriff Maryland Middle Schooler Hospitalized After Vaping, Nearly Overdosing: Sheriff
Maryland Middle Schooler Hospitalized After Vaping, Nearly Overdosing: Sheriff The Charles County Sheriff's Office is advising children and parents to be alert following a possible overdose and confirmed illness in middle school students who were allegedly vaping. On Monday, Oct. 3, first responders were dispatched to the General Smallwood Middle School when a student showed signs of a potential overdose in Indian Head. The student was transported to an area hospital for treatment and was listed in stable condition on Monday afternoon, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office. Later in the day, officials said that another student began to feel ill and we…

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Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response
Maryland Superintendent Tightens Security For Athletic Events, Praises Student Response Montgomery County School officials are praising the student body community after a successful transition to implementing safer practices and plans during athletic events. The change comes as an effort to promote positive and good-spirited athletic events for both spectators and students throughout the community and to decrease conflict, states Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight.  " Our students called on their peers to uphold good sportsmanship and a respectful environment; staff, parents and volunteers modeled positive behavior and everyone enjoyed a sa…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Maryland HS Faces Charges For Violent Fight, Police Say Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Maryland HS Faces Charges For Violent Fight, Police Say
Baseball Bat Swinging Student At Maryland HS Faces Charges For Violent Fight, Police Say A minor was arrested in Baltimore County after police were called to the Perry Hall High School for a violent fight that broke out among students involving weapons, according to a member of the Board of Education. Investigators said that a juvenile was arrested by officers from the county police department following an afternoon fight where a baseball bat was broken out on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Julie Henn, the chairperson for the Baltimore County Board of Education issued a statement on social media following the incident to advise the community that she had been in touch with school offici…

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Police & Fire
Arrests Made After 'Suspicious Package' Found At Pine Grove Middle School Evacuated Students Arrests Made After 'Suspicious Package' Found At Pine Grove Middle School Evacuated Students
Arrests Made After 'Suspicious Package' Found At Pine Grove Middle School Evacuated Students Baltimore County Police have arrested two suspects after a suspicious package found at Pine Grove Middle School caused the middle school and nearby elementary school to evacuate, authorities say. Police arrested the first suspect at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20, around the same time the package was found near the middle school, according to Baltimore County Police. During the evacuation of the school, officers made a second arrest in the 1600 block of Whitehead Court. Detectives believe that there are no additional suspects at this time. Baltimore County Schools will have an increased pol…

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by Annie DeVoe
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HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland
HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland The game will not go on for a pair of high school football teams in Maryland after a benches-clearing brawl broke out late in Friday night’s game. Gaithersburg High School Principal Cary Dimmick and Northwest High School Principal Scott Smith sent out a joint letter on Saturday, Sept. 17 announcing that the football programs at both schools will be suspended amid the investigation into the violent fight. Earlier story - Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland “This disrespectful and dangerous behavior is not what we model and communicate…

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Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED) Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (UPDATED)
Police Investigate At Maryland High School After Students Found With Weapons, Bullets (Updated) Three teens are facing disciplinary action in Maryland after being busted with weapons at a Prince George’s County high school. The Hyattsville Police Department received an alert from a teacher at Northwestern High School at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13 regarding a student who appeared to have a weapon. Officers were called to the building to investigate, and they located three suspects - one of whom had brass knuckles and bullets, police said. Two of the three face school administrative actions, and one who is not a student at Northwestern will face charges, according t…

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Supreme Court Allows Grand Jury Probe In Loudoun County School Sexual Assaults Supreme Court Allows Grand Jury Probe In Loudoun County School Sexual Assaults
Supreme Court Allows Grand Jury Probe In Loudoun County School Sexual Assaults The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected an attempt by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a Grand Jury investigation connected to the handling of two sexual assaults, confirms officials.  The court's decision will allow an investigation to continue into the handling of the sexual assaults in the two Loudoun County schools last year, states Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.  "The Loudoun County School Board has tried to block our Grand Jury investigation on what happened last year in the sexual assaults that made national headlines last year for all the wrong reasons", sa…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Multiple Students Arrested After Bringing Guns To Maryland High School Multiple Students Arrested After Bringing Guns To Maryland High School
Multiple Students Arrested After Bringing Guns To Maryland High School Two teenagers were arrested on the same day after bringing guns to Suitland High School, authorities say. Police first arrived at the high school to serve an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old boy who had been wanted for a District Heights carjacking in late June, officials said. A school resource officer located the student around 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 29, and found a gun in the teen's waistband, according to Prince George's County police. Several hours later around 2 p.m., officers were alerted that a second teen was potentially armed with a gun, police said. Christopher Harris, 18, was loc…

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Summer School Student Charged For Stealing Phone, Brandishing Weapon At Maryland HS: Sheriff Summer School Student Charged For Stealing Phone, Brandishing Weapon At Maryland HS: Sheriff
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…

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Maryland Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police Maryland Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police
Maryland Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police Officials at a Maryland school district issued a “shelter in place order” on Wednesday, July 6, police said. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6 advising that Takoma Park Middle School was the subject of a potential threat that is being investigated. During the shelter in place order, summer school programs were set to continue normally, but all exterior doors were locked as a precaution, according to the department. The nature of the threat was not disclosed by police investigators. Takoma Park Middle School received …

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