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All-Clear Update Issued After Active Shooting Warning At University Of South Carolina All-Clear Update Issued After Active Shooting Warning At University Of South Carolina
All-Clear Update Issued After Active Shooting Warning At University Of South Carolina This story has been updated. An all-clear update has been issued after an earlier urgent alert warned students and staff of a possible active shooter at the heart of campus at the University of South Carolina, leading to a shelter-in-place order. The updated was issued Sunday evening, Aug. 24, after earlier reports surfaced of a possible shooter at the Thomas Cooper Library, a central hub for students.  "ALL CLEAR," the update stated. "There is no ongoing emergency at this time. The Thomas Cooper Library building remains closed." Earlier, the suspect was described as a 6-foot ta…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
‘Cruel Hoax’ Active Shooter Report At Villanova University Result Of Swatting (VIDEO) ‘Cruel Hoax’ Active Shooter Report At Villanova University Result Of Swatting (VIDEO)
‘Cruel Hoax’ Active Shooter Report At Villanova University Result Of Swatting (Video) A frightening active shooter scare that prompted a massive police response and a campus-wide lockdown at Villanova University was a hoax, officials confirmed on Thursday, Aug. 21. The Radnor Township Police Department and assisting agencies rushed to the school after alerts were sent at 4:30 p.m. warning of an “active shooter” on campus. Students and residents were ordered to shelter in place as officers cleared buildings, and SEPTA trains bypassed Villanova and Stadium Stations during the lockdown. Hours later, officials said no shooter, no victims, and no firearms were found. A second inc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff, Barricading In NY Condo (UPDATE) Knife-Wielding Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff, Barricading In NY Condo (UPDATE)
Knife-Wielding Man Arrested After SWAT Standoff, Barricading In NY Condo (Update) This story has been updated.  A 25-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday, July 22, after allegedly threatening his mother with a knife and barricading himself in a bathroom during a two-hour standoff in Rockland County that led to a shelter-in-place order, authorities said. The incident began around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, when the Suffern Police Department received a 911 call from a woman on Kensico Court, part of the Knolls condominium complex. She reported that her 25-year-old son was breaking items in their home. When officers arrived, the woman told them her son had held a lar…

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by Ben Crnic
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Heavy Police Response Underway In Hudson Valley Neighborhood (DEVELOPING) Heavy Police Response Underway In Hudson Valley Neighborhood (DEVELOPING)
Heavy Police Response Underway In Hudson Valley Neighborhood (Developing) A major police response was underway in a Hudson Valley neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, April 10. Dozens of police units were on scene of an active investigation in the Sullivan County village of Monticello, near the Monticello Housing Authority on Evergreen Drive at 4 p.m., according to numerous witnesses on social media. Emergency crews were initially called at around 3:15 p.m. for an officer-involved shooting, according to preliminary radio traffic, though Daily Voice has not been able to independently confirm that. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured or what p…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals In NY, Live-Streaming On Social Media Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals In NY, Live-Streaming On Social Media
Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals In NY, Live-Streaming On Social Media An Oregon man formally confessed to making a series of bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York, some of which were live-streamed on social media. Domagoj Patkovic, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiring to make bomb threats related offenses in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Patkovic and others called in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and on Long Island beginning in May 2021, according to prosecutors. During the calls, they allegedly made violent threats and threatened to detonate explosive devices. Patkovic hi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man From Region Armed With Fake Gun Shot By Police Faces Felony Charges: Cops Man From Region Armed With Fake Gun Shot By Police Faces Felony Charges: Cops
Man From Region Armed With Fake Gun Shot By Police Faces Felony Charges: Cops A masked man armed with what appeared to be a handgun was shot by City of Poughkeepsie police after pointing the weapon at them during a confrontation, police report. The incident occurred, occurred around 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 22, when officers responded to a 911 call reporting a masked man with a gun outside an apartment at Fallkill Commons, located at 17 Rose St. According to Det. Lt. Sean McCarthy, the caller, later identified as Kevin Fitzpatrick, age 41, of Poughkeepsie, matched the description of the armed individual.  Upon arrival, officers confronted Fitzpatrick, who point…

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by Kathy Reakes