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Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County
Threat Leads To Police Presence At High School In Suffolk County Students at a Long Island school will find extra police officers on campus following a threat called into police. The threat was called in to Suffolk County Police around 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 referencing a school in South Huntington. According to police, the threat made referencing Walt Whitman High School. Police did not reveal the type of threat made. Officers have been in contact with school officials and there will be an increased police presence at the school building on Wednesday, Oct. 19, police said. This is the second threat made in the last month. A threat was made regardin…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Snapchat Threat Leads To Extra Police At Walt Whitman High School Snapchat Threat Leads To Extra Police At Walt Whitman High School
Snapchat Threat Leads To Extra Police At Walt Whitman High School Extra police officers are on site at a Long Island school after it received threats of violence via Snapchat. Suffolk County Police were notified of the threat directed at Walt Whitham High School in Huntington Station by South Huntington Schools Superintendent Vito D’Elia on Monday, Sept. 19. Police said a student was messaging unknown people on Snapchat and one of the individuals made threats against the student and the high school. Investigators believe the suspect lives in England, police said. As a precaution, extra officers will be on the campus, Tuesday, Sept. 20, they added. &nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Westhampton Beach Boy Refers To Texas Massacre In Threat To School Police: Westhampton Beach Boy Refers To Texas Massacre In Threat To School
Police: Westhampton Beach Boy Refers To Texas Massacre In Threat To School A middle school student  has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to shoot up his school in New York while making a reference to the recent Uvalde, Texas massacre. The incident took place in Suffolk County at Westhampton Beach Middle School on Thursday, June 2. The 13-year-old boy told other students and school officials that he was going to "shoot the school" because he was annoyed and frustrated with other students, said Chief Steven McManus of the Westhampton Police. "The teenager made reference to the recent Uvalde, Texas shooting," McManus said. McManu…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Police Investigating Threats Made At Long Island High Schools Police Investigating Threats Made At Long Island High Schools
Police Investigating Threats Made At Long Island High Schools Police on Long Island are investigating threats made at schools in the area that are believed to be tied to a social media challenge. This week, a Hempstead school was targeted by anonymous threats, which police say could be part of a TikTok challenge that involves children posting evacuations of the false alarms online. On Monday, Jan. 24, a threat was made targeting the Lawrence Road Middle School in Hempstead, part of the Uniondale School District, leading to a massive police presence and sweep of the building. Related story - Threat Prompts Police Search Of School In Nassau County Th…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After Threat Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After Threat
Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After Threat Two threats to a Long Island high school prompted district officials to transition students to its remote learning plan as police investigate. The threats were made targeting the West Babylon Senior High School on Friday, Dec. 10, which led the district to switch to its distance learning model amid the investigation. According to police, a threat was posted on social media on Thursday, Dec. 9 from that appeared to show the student with a gun and the words "I'll start shooting, I hate that school.” “As a result of some concerning images and threatening language that was shared with the high…

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by Zak Failla