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New Update: 5 Soldiers Shot, Suspect Apprehended After Incident At Fort Stewart New Update: 5 Soldiers Shot, Suspect Apprehended After Incident At Fort Stewart
New Update: 5 Soldiers Shot, Suspect Apprehended After Incident At Fort Stewart This story has been updated. Five soldiers were shot and a suspect has been apprehended after an incident at Fort Stewart, the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River, late Wednesday morning, Aug. 6.  The incident began just before 11 a.m., leading to the lockdown of the installation in Georgia. The lockdown was lifted at around 12:10 p.m. According to a statement posted on the official Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield Facebook page, the five were shot in an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area. "All soldiers were treated on-site a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD
False Threat Sends Elementary School Into Lockdown: Manalapan PD An elementary school in Manalapan was placed under lockdown Monday afternoon, June 9, authorities said. At 1:26 p.m., officers responded to Taylor Mills School after receiving a report of a potential threat, Manalapan Township police said. After consulting with the Manalapan-Englishtown School District and their director of school safety and security, the school was placed into lockdown, police said. After an on-scene investigation that involved the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and the Englishtown Police Department, the threat was deemed non-credible, police said. At no time were …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Monmouth University Lockdown Order Lifted After Email Made Bomb, Shooting Threats Monmouth University Lockdown Order Lifted After Email Made Bomb, Shooting Threats
Monmouth University Lockdown Order Lifted After Email Made Bomb, Shooting Threats A lockdown order was lifted at Monmouth University after students were asked to shelter in place for several hours as investigators looked into a threat on campus, officials said. The university posted on Facebook about the main campus lockdown at 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, as university police and other first responders checked various buildings. West Long Branch's emergency management office said there were no safety concerns outside university property in a Facebook post at 7:20 a.m. Monmouth president Dr. Patrick Leahy posted an update on the university's website after students were…

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by Chris Spiker