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Gun Violence Threat Leads To Postponement Of Homecoming HS Football Game In Hudson Valley
A homecoming high school football game in the region was postponed because of a threat of gun violence. The threat was received several hours before the varsity contest in Dutchess County between rivals John Jay of East Fishkill and host Roy C. Ketcham in Wappingers Falls was scheduled to start Friday night, Oct. 20. The threat was reported to the Ketcham High School Building Administration at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday which "necessitated the postponement" of the game, "as well as the quick and safe evacuation of the entire Roy C. Ketcham HS campus," Wappingers Central School Dist…
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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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Threats Prompt School District In Hudson Valley To Shift To Delayed Start
A school district in the region is operating on a two-hour delayed schedule on Tuesday, April 26 as officials work with local law enforcement agencies to investigate threats on social media. Newburgh Enlarged City SD Acting Superintendent of Schools Ed Forgit made the announcement early in the morning in an announcement on the district's website. "Through conversations and collaboration with local law enforcement, we are prepared to open all schools," Forgit said. "Out of an abundance of caution, please expect law enforcement presence at each school today. "This presence ma…
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15-Year-Old Is Latest Charged After Threat Causes Schools In Area To Go Remote
One day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for making online threats against two area schools, another student has been arrested in a separate incident. The second incident took place in Dutchess County on Tuesday, March 22 when a community member reported another threat of school violence against Poughkeepsie High School and Poughkeepsie Middle School to City of Poughkeepsie police, said Irwin Goldberg, spokesman for the school district. An investigation led to the arrest of a 15-year-old girl who was charged with making a terroristic threat and was issued an appearance …
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11-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Accused Of Making Snapchat Threat Targeting School
An 11-year-old girl has been identified as the social media user who made a threat on Snapchat targeting a Hudson Valley school district, officials announced. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District announced that a minor has been identified as the person responsible for making a threat through the social media platform on Tuesday, March 22. A spokesperson for the district said that the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department was notified by the FBI at approximately 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning about a threat of a shooting that was flagged by Snapchat stemming from the city…
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Threats Targeting Hudson Valley Schools Deemed Not Credible, Buildings To Reopen
Social media threats that forced a Hudson Valley middle school and high school to close for two days were deemed not credible and the buildings are scheduled to reopen with new security measures put in place, officials announced. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District canceled classes at the two buildings on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb. 23 due to a social media threat that was made on Snapchat. Original story - Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley In the afternoon on Feb. 23, a spokesperson for the district announced tha…
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Threat Leads To Second Closure Of Hudson Valley Schools
Classes have been canceled for the second straight day in a Hudson Valley school district that was targeted by threats made on social media. In Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie City Schools Superintendent Eric Jay Rosser announced that the high school and middle school would be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 23 for the second straight day after a threat was made on Snapchat. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, both the Poughkeepsie City and Wappingers Central school districts were forced to close some buildings due to threats made toward them. Earlier story - Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Dist…
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Social Media Threat Leads To Closure Of School Districts In Hudson Valley
School districts in the Hudson Valley were forced to close as police investigated alleged threats made on social media. In Dutchess County, the Poughkeepsie City School District and Wappingers Central School District both closed certain schools on Tuesday, Feb. 22 due to purported threats that were made toward buildings on social media. The social media threat posted on social media referred to "shooting up" two schools in the district on Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb. 23. Officials at the Poughkeepsie City School District said that they are working with local and state law enforceme…
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Westchester County, Local Police Caution Of School Threats Made On TikTok
County and local police in Westchester are on high alert after there were multiple discussions about potential school shootings or bomb threats made on social media. An alert was issued by Westchester County Police Department after it received a tip from its School Resource Officer Program about purported threats made on TikTok regarding a potential incident on Friday, Dec. 17. Similar threats have been reported elsewhere in the region, including in Connecticut. Investigators noted that the posts were general in nature, did not target any individual school or location, and the threat level…
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High School Student In Westchester Makes Threatening Social Media Post
A social media post considered a threat toward a Northern Westchester high school that went viral online led to an extensive police presence and investigation in and outside the building. In Bedford, Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg said that administrators were alerted to “a disturbing post” on Snapchat that was shared amongst the Fox Lane High School community and was being considered as a perceived threat on Sunday, Dec. 12. Upon notification of the threat, Adelberg said that the school district contacted its School Resource Officer, the Bedford Police, and the Westchester County Po…
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Alert Issued After Threat Made Targeting Westchester School
School officials in a Westchester district are on high alert after a post on social media threatening violence was made online. In New Rochelle, Albert Leonard Middle School Principal Camille Edwards-Thomas issued a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 16 regarding a message on social media from a student threatening to carry out an act of violence in the building. Edwards-Thomas said that the threat was investigated by the New Rochelle Police Department, which determined that there was no credible threat. “Today’s school session remains on schedule,” Edwards-Thomas stated. “As always, the school di…
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Threat Leads To Lockout At School District In Westchester
A Westchester County school district was temporarily locked down after a purported anonymous threat was posted on social media seemingly targeting an area building. In Westchester, the Harrison School District put emergency protocols in place early on Monday, Nov. 8 for all school buildings after there was a threat made targeting the high school. As a precaution, all schools were locked down, which means that learning will continue as normal, but no one was allowed in or outside of the buildings. There was also an increased police presence throughout the district. However, according to p…
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Social Media Threat Leads To Early Dismissal Of School In Hudson Valley
Students at a Hudson Valley high school were dismissed early after a threat was made on social media. In Dutchess County, John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction was dismissed at approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, Principal David Kedzielawa said in a message released to parents in the district. According to Kedzielawa, the threat was made on Snapchat “threatening the school community.” Kedzielawa said that the district has contacted law enforcement and is working inc coordination with the Office of the Superintendent, East Fishkill Police, and State Police. “Please understand…
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Teens In Yonkers Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School
Two students are in police custody after allegedly making threats on social media to shoot up a Westchester High School. The Yonkers Police Department received reports of school shooting threats making the rounds on social media against students at Lincoln High School at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said. The threats contained specific language to carry out a school shooting with an intended number of victims to occur on Friday, Oct. 25, during a pep rally, prompting a police investigation. Investigators found several social media posts that were …
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Westchester Officials Increase Security Following School Shooting Threats
There will be increased security this week at New Rochelle schools following a series of alleged threats at the high school, including one on social media over the weekend. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Brian Osborne issued an alert to parents on Monday afternoon, outlining the recent threats and announcing the changes that will be made to security after consulting with the local police department. On May 23, a New Rochelle custodian alerted district security of a graffiti threat that stated “we are gonna shoot up the school on June 5, 18” on the wall of a bathroom at the high school,…
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Officials: Threat Made To Westchester HS After Fatal Stabbing Unfounded
A threat was made to the New Rochelle High School on social media Wednesday night, though it was unfounded, school officials said on Thursday. During a conference on Thursday, school and city officials confirmed that a threat was made to the school over social media following the fatal stabbing of Valaree Schwab, a junior at the high school who was fatally stabbed twice with a steak knife outside of Dunkin’ Donuts during a dispute near the high school. Police announced on Thursday that they’ve identified female Yonkers resident, Z’inah Brown, 16, as the alleged stabber. School officials s…
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