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Police & Fire
School Shooting Threat On Social Media Prompts Police Response In Brewster
Several Hudson Valley schools were put in lockout after authorities were alerted of a school shooting threat that was posted on social media and shared by students, police said. The police response resulted from an incident in Putnam County on Thursday, March 14 around 7:45 a.m., when the school resource officer assigned to Brewster High School learned of a threatening message regarding a possible shooting that was posted on social media, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Monday, March 18. Sheriff's deputies immediately responded to the school and enforced a lockout at all Bre…
Sports
Hudson Valley School District Pauses Home Competitions After HS Football Post-Game Shooting
A school district in the Hudson Valley paused home athletic competitions following a shooting that injured three people after a high school football game. The Newburgh Enlarged City School District temporarily paused all athletic competitions located at district or local municipality-sponsored locations, Newburgh Schools Athletic Director Howard Harrison announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. The school district said home games for the NFA Goldbacks will resume on Saturday, Oct. 15. The news comes after a shooting that happened at the Newburgh Free Academy at about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, S…
News
Hudson Valley School District Won't Return To Newburgh For Activities After Post-Game Shooting
A Hudson Valley school district is barring student-athletes from playing in the City of Newburgh in Orange County after a post-football game shooting sent three people to the hospital. In a statement to parents following the shooting Friday, Sept. 30, the Warwick Valley School District called the incident “alarming.” 3 Injured In Shooting After HS Football Game Between Newburgh Free Academy, Warwick Valley “Please be aware that until further notice, the Warwick Valley Central School District will not be taking part in any sports or extracurricular activities in Newburgh,” the district sai…
Police & Fire
High School Student In Hudson Valley Injured In Shooting
Police are investigating a shooting that injured a high school student in the Hudson Valley. It happened in the city of Poughkeepsie on Thursday, May 19 around 2:55 p.m. on Church Street. Responding officers located a 17-year-old victim who had been shot in the arm, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the city of Poughkeepsie Police Department. The unidentified teen told officers he had been standing on South White Street when someone inside a passing vehicle started shooting at him, Clark said. "He felt something hit him and began running until the police came," Clark added. He could or would …
News
Two Schools In Hudson Valley Go Remote After Social Media Threats
Two schools in the Hudson Valley have moved to remote learning following a social media threat. Both Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School will be operating on a remote learning schedule on Monday, March 21, due to the social media threat made against both schools, according to a message on the district's website. Students and staff are expected to engage in remote learning using the one-hour delay schedule, the district said. "Parents should check their child's social media accounts and share any concerning material with law enforcement," the district added. No o…
News
Power Outage Prompts False Report Of Shooting At Area School
Reports of a possible school shooting that rattled some parents in the area were unfounded and caused by a widespread power outage, officials said. On Tuesday, Dec. 14, Poughkeepsie City Schools Superintendent Eric Rosser said that a citywide outage led to an unfounded report of a shooting inside the middle building that quickly spread throughout the community. Officials said that during the outage, a student called a parent saying that he heard a gunshot, prompting a call to police, which investigated the report, determining that students and staff were safe. “Reports of a school shooting…
News
School Closes In Hudson Valley After Shooting Injuring Four Teens
Police are investigating after the shootings of several teens caused the closure of an area school. The Newburgh Free Academy in Orange County is closed Thursday, Nov. 18, after the City of Newburgh Police discovered four teens shot in the area on Wednesday, Nov. 17. In a message from the school posted Wednesday, school leaders said the closure is out of an "abundance of caution in response to an incident that occurred in the community". The four victims, ages 16 to 18, were discovered around 3:30 p.m., Wednesday when the City of Newburgh Police received a ShotSpotter notification for…
Schools
Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat
Alarms were sounding among some school districts in New York amid threats being made on social media as part of what is seemingly a national scheme. On Sunday, Oct. 24, in the Hudson Valley, the Village of Walden Police Department in Orange County received a complaint in reference to a social media post that went viral on Snapchat. “I had to make a new account so they don’t trace me,” the threat posted by “Alex Anderson” reads. “But me and a couple of my friends have been bullied for so long and we can’t deal with it anymore. “We plan on shooting up Central High School around 10 to 11 Am …
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near High School In Westchester
Police investigators in Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down suspects who were involved in a shooting near an area high school as students were being dismissed. The Mount Vernon Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Mount Vernon High School on California Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. Upon arrival, police said that officers interviewed several witnesses who said that shots were fired from a passing vehicle in the area of the high school. The shooting incident took place a few hundred feet away from th…
Police & Fire
Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester
Two students have been arrested for allegedly making threats to carry out a school shooting in Westchester. The incident came to light around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, when the Yonkers Police Department received several reports of school shooting threats circulating on social media against students at Lincoln High School, located on Kneeland Avenue, said Yonkers Police Spokesman Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos. According to Politopoulos, the threats consisted of a number of texts to carry out a school shooting with an intended number of victims on Friday, Oct. 25, during a&…
News
Security Stepped Up After Shooting Threat At High School In Westchester Deemed Not Credible
A shooting threat at a high school in Westchester was deemed not credible by police, who stepped up patrols out of an abundance of a caution. Late on Thursday, Oct. 10, parents in the Harrison School District received a message warning that “there was an Internet posting this evening by a Harrison student voicing concerns about a threatened school shooting at Harrison High School.” Police in Harrison investigated the claims, but the threat was unfounded, though there was an increase in patrols around the high school and other buildings in the district on Friday, Oct. 11. “You may be aware …
Police & Fire
Security Heightened After Online Shooting Threat Made Against Horace Greeley HS
Heightened security measures at schools located in town have been implemented after an online threat was made against Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New Castle Police said. The New Castle Police Department was contacted at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 by Amazon security about an expired threat made against Horace Greeley High School. The threat was that there would be a school shooting on Dec. 26, 2018, "Our investigation has determined that the threat was made through an online gaming website," New Castle Police said in a statement, adding the department "does n…
Schools
Sandy Hook Parent To Speak At Sacred Heart University
Info here: Ian Hockley, who lost his son, Dylan, in the Sandy Hook School shooting tragedy, will tell his story at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. The talk is set for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the University Commons on main campus, 5151 Park Ave. It is free and open to the public. Hockley’s speech, titled “Heroes Who Go Above and Beyond: A Sandy Hook Hero Helps Create the Next Generation of Compassionate Leaders,” will focus on his organization Dylan's Wings of Change and how the tragic event was the genesis of a movement whose ripples are spreading across the world. The Sa…
Schools
Social Media Threat Leads To Increased Security At New Rochelle Schools
A social media post threatening a potential school shooting in New Rochelle led to an increased police presence at area schools. An investigation was launched on Sunday night by school and police officials, when an alleged post was made threatening a school shooting months after a 16-year-old was fatally stabbed during an incident on North Avenue. According to school officials, the threat wasn’t deemed credible, but as a precaution, the New Rochelle Police Department still increased their presence outside of the high school, Isaac E. Young Middle School and Albert Leonard Middle School. “T…
Business
Remington, Maker Of Rifle Used By Newtown Shooter, Files For Bankruptcy
Remington, a rifle company founded in Utica, N.Y. 202 years ago, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday, March 25 due to declining sales. One of its rifles was used in the notorious school shooting at Newtown in 2012. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in left 26 people dead, including 20 children. In its Chapter 11 filing in Delaware federal court, Remington said it was $100 million to $500 million in debt and hoped to continue to operate while under bankruptcy protection. It estimated its assets were as between $100 million and $500 million, according to this report. Now …
Business
Dick's Will Stop Selling Assault Rifles, Require Gun Buyers Be 21
Dick's Sporting Goods is putting in place strong steps to curtail the sale of firearms in its 700-plus stores, including many in the tristate area. Dick’s, one of the nation’s largest sports retailers, announced Wednesday morning it is ending sales of assault-style rifles and banning the sale of guns to people younger than 21. The move was a direct response to the latest school shooting, which occurred Feb. 14 in Parkland, Florida, claiming the lives of 17 people, including 14 students. "Based on what’s happened and looking at those kids and those parents, it moved us all unimaginably…
Schools
'Never Again' Anti-Gun Rally Organized By Pace University Students
Two weeks ago, 17 school children and staff members were gunned down at a south Florida high school. On Wednesday, Feb. 28 at noon, for 17 minutes, Pace University students held a rally to remember the mass shooting victims. Daily Voice coverage of the rally can be found by clicking here. The vigil began with a moment of silence and the reading of names of the 17 student and staff shooting victims from the high school in Parkland, Fla. Speakers included a School of Education student on behalf of future educators; a Political Science Association student, a Center for Community Action and R…
News
Viral Video Shows Hudson Valley Gun Owner Cutting AR-15 To Pieces
A Hudson Valley gun owner has gained attention after posting a video that has been viewed millions of times of him sawing his AR-15 rifle, similar to the one used in last week's school shooting that claimed 17 lives in Florida. Middletown resident Scott-Dani Pappalardo, an admitted supporter of the Second Amendment posted the video on Facebook on Saturday afternoon, and it quickly gained national attention, with more than 360,000 views in just two days, and now, views in the millions. Pappalardo said that he purchased the gun more than three decades ago, but the recent rash of school shooti…
Obituaries
Teen From Bergen County Killed In Florida School Shooting
Grieving Bergen Mom's Message To Trump: 'Please Do Something' Names Released Of 17 Victims Of Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook A teenager from Woodcliff Lake was among the 17 victims of Wednesday's high school massacre in Florida. Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, was a Stoneman Douglas High School student and a skilled soccer player. She lived in Woodcliff Lake from 2010 to 2014, before her family moved to Florida. In an interview with CNN, Alyssa's grief-stricken mother Lori Alhadeff begged President Trump to take action -- leaving the newscaster and many others in tears. "How do we a…
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