Only A Drill: 'Active Threat' Training Held At University In Westchester

With many students home for the holidays, several emergency agencies from across Westchester were able to hold active threat training on a university campus in the county.

An active threat training exercise was held on the campus of Iona University in New Rochelle.
Photo Credit: *Yonkers Police*

Ben Crnic

12/24/2024 1:10 p.m.

The training exercise was held at New Rochelle's Iona University on Monday, Dec. 23, according to the Yonkers Police Department.

The "realistic simulation" allowed officers to "hone their skills and practice interagency coordination in a critical incident," the department said on social media.

The department also posted photos from the exercise taken inside university classrooms.

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