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Threat Leads To 'Hold In Place' For Hudson Valley High School Threat Leads To 'Hold In Place' For Hudson Valley High School
Threat Leads To 'Hold In Place' For Hudson Valley High School Students at a Hudson Valley high school were held in the auditorium or on buses following a rumor that potentially threatening information was posted online. The incident took place in Dutchess County at the Roy C Ketcham High School at 99 Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls. According to Superintendent Dr. Dwight Bonk, of the Wappinger Central School District, administration officials were made aware of a rumor that a student was posting potentially threatening information on social media.  Administrators, along with the School Resource Officer and other officers from the Dutchess…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' NY College Days After Mass Kentucky Shooting Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' NY College Days After Mass Kentucky Shooting
Student From Louisville Threatens To 'Shoot Up' NY College Days After Mass Kentucky Shooting Classes have resumed at a New York college where a 20-year-old student from Louisville allegedly threatened to shoot up the school just days after five were killed in a mass shooting in the Kentucky city. Multiple police agencies in Oneida County were called shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, April 16, with reports of an active shooter threat against Hamilton College, located in the town of Clinton. In a post on Twitter, the college said there was “the threat of an armed assailant” in the Kirner Johnson building. Students and faculty were told to stay locked inside their rooms and away from win…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Violent Threat At School In Hudson Valley Leads To Student's Arrest Violent Threat At School In Hudson Valley Leads To Student's Arrest
Violent Threat At School In Hudson Valley Leads To Student's Arrest Updated story: Person Accused Of Making Threat Against Current Student At High School In Hudson Valley Authorities are keeping close watch over a middle school in the Hudson Valley after a reported threat of violence that led to an arrest of a juvenile student. The threat was made in Putnam County at the George Fischer Middle School in Carmel around midnight on Thursday, March 23, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The incident caused the school to delay its opening by two hours and also prompted an investigation conducted by the Sheriff's Office.  One j…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Extra Police Added At Area School District After Student Threatens Teacher Extra Police Added At Area School District After Student Threatens Teacher
Extra Police Added At Area School District After Student Threatens Teacher A district in the Hudson Valley has an extra police presence at its schools and other buildings after a student made a threat to a teacher. In Orange County, Warwick Valley Central Schools Superintendent Dr. David Leach said the district was  "made aware of a threat allegedly made by a middle school student" on Monday, June 20. On Tuesday, June 21, "Out of an abundance of caution, in addition to the police officers assigned to each building, students and staff should anticipate additional police presence in the district," Leach said. The threat was reported to the Warwick Po…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley 12-Year-Old Charged With Making Terrorist Threat, Police Say Hudson Valley 12-Year-Old Charged With Making Terrorist Threat, Police Say
Hudson Valley 12-Year-Old Charged With Making Terrorist Threat, Police Say A 12-year-old Hudson Valley boy has been charged with making a terroristic threat after making an online threat. The incident began in Dutchess County around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 24, when Poughkeepsie Middle School became aware of a message on Snapchat in which a person threatened to bring a gun to school. According to Detective Lt. Matt Clark, of the Poughkeepsie Police, the school was quickly able to identify the student responsible for the post. The student, a 12-year-old male, was brought to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Juvenile Division, Clark said. The student and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Juvenile Charged For Making Threat To Area Elementary School Juvenile Charged For Making Threat To Area Elementary School
Juvenile Charged For Making Threat To Area Elementary School A minor has been charged after calling in a purported threat to a Westchester elementary school that led to a lockout. Officials in Port Chester announced that a juvenile has been charged and taken into custody in relation to a threat made at Park Avenue Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Original story - Westchester School District Placed In Lockout Due To Anonymous Threat Police said that no further information will be released regarding the juvenile. "As stated prior we take these incidents very (seriously.) Our Detective's conducted an extensive investigation to locate the call…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Hudson Valley HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat Hudson Valley HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat
Hudson Valley HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat An area high school went remote after a social media post considered a threat toward the building left some district officials with lingering concerns. In Northern Westchester, Bedford Central Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg said that administrators were alerted to “a disturbing post” on Snapchat that was shared among the Fox Lane High School community and was being considered as a perceived threat on Sunday, Dec. 12. Earlier story - Fox Lane HS Student Makes Threatening Social Media Post Ultimately police were called to the school to investigate, and the threat was deemed to be not c…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Hudson Valley HS Put On Lockout Due To Unverified Threat Hudson Valley HS Put On Lockout Due To Unverified Threat
Hudson Valley HS Put On Lockout Due To Unverified Threat A Westchester high school was temporarily “locked down” due to an unverified threat. “Out of an abundance of caution,” village officials in Scarsdale said that the high school was placed on lockout due to an unverified threat made at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, May 21. Residents have been advised to stay away from the area. According to the Scarsdale Police Department, students were dismissed from the high school before 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon, while officers remain on scene to investigate and ensure the safety of students and staff. The school district has not yet made a statement…

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by Zak Failla
News
Threat Found In Bathroom At High School In Area Threat Found In Bathroom At High School In Area
Threat Found In Bathroom At High School In Area There was an increased police presence at an Orange County school after a threat was found written in a bathroom. A threat was found at the end of the day written on a second-floor girl’s bathroom at the Monroe-Woodbury Middle School, police said. The note reportedly included a threat to harm students, though there is not believed to be an immediate threat. As police continue investigating the threat, they will increase patrols and their presence at the school until Monday. According to a News12 report, police are checking students’ handwriting as part of the investigation, though the build…

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by Zak Failla