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21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell 21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell
21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell A student at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York has been accused of threatening to shoot, stab, and rape Jewish students at the Ivy League school. Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior originally from Pittsford, New York, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 31 on a federal criminal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications, according to prosecutors in the Northern District of New York. Dai allegedly posted threatening messages to the Cornell section of an online discussion site, including posts calling for the deaths of Jewish peopl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Threat Leads To Delayed Start At Nassau County School District Threat Leads To Delayed Start At Nassau County School District
Threat Leads To Delayed Start At Nassau County School District A Long Island school district was forced to delay its morning opening due to an anonymous threat made online, officials announced. The threat was reported on Monday, Sept. 27 at the Lakeside School in the Merrick School District. School officials made the announcement early on Monday morning as the Nassau County Police Department “actively tried to deem it safe.” The nature of the threat was not immediately made clear. Earlier this month, the school also received a similar threat, officials said. In a message to the community, the school said that faculty and staff would report to the sc…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigate Online Threats Made To Students At Long Island High School Police Investigate Online Threats Made To Students At Long Island High School
Police Investigate Online Threats Made To Students At Long Island High School There was an increased police presence at a Long Island high school to start the week as the department investigated a “potential threat” that was made online over the weekend. On Monday, Sept. 13, officers from the Suffolk County Police Department were at Commack High School to investigate after being alerted to online threats that were posted on Saturday, Sept. 11. The Commack School District reportedly received two anonymous alerts on Saturday that had “limited threatening information” that was directed at a “few” specific students, not the high school or district itself. Police said t…

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by Zak Failla
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Increased Police Presence For Seaford Schools After Threat Leads To Delayed Start Increased Police Presence For Seaford Schools After Threat Leads To Delayed Start
Increased Police Presence For Seaford Schools After Threat Leads To Delayed Start Nassau County Police are out in force at Seaford schools, which had delayed openings on Monday, Sept. 16, due to an online threat of violence. Seventh Precinct detectives reported the social media threat was made against Seaford High School, located on Seamans Neck Road, on Snapchat, police said. "At this time the threat is not believed to be credible," police said in a 9 a.m. statement.  They went on to say they believe that all area schools are "deemed safe for staff and students to return." Nassau County Police Department and Seaford School District said they will continue to work…

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by Kathy Reakes