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New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day
New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day A high school on Long Island had to be cleared for the second straight day after a new bomb threat.The latest incident happened around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale. An anonymous person sent a message through a crisis chat message system that bombs had been placed around the school grounds, according to Nassau County Police.  The school was cleared with negative results and reopened to students and faculty.  Homeland Security responded to the scene.  Earlier report - Students At Kellenberg HS Forced To Wait Outside As Polic…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Students At Kellenberg HS Forced To Wait Outside As Police Search For Bombs Students At Kellenberg HS Forced To Wait Outside As Police Search For Bombs
Students At Kellenberg HS Forced To Wait Outside As Police Search For Bombs Police on Long Island say the bomb threat made against a high school was a hoax.  Kellenberg Memorial High School, at 1400 Glenn Curtiss Blvd., in Uniondale was alerted to the call just after 7 a.m., Nassau County authorities said.  The call was made anonymously to the 988 Lifeline, a suicide and crisis hotline. The caller claimed to have planted bombs around the school grounds.  Police and Homeland Security agents had teachers and students wait outside until they deemed the area safe.  Officers are investigating who made the call. 

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Teen Duo Charged After Knife Found At Long Island High School Teen Duo Charged After Knife Found At Long Island High School
Teen Duo Charged After Knife Found At Long Island High School Two teens have been charged following a dispute that allegedly prompted  one of them to bring a knife to school on Long Island. A 15-year-old boy displayed the knife at his bus stop and was met by staff members as he exited the bus at Sachem High School North in Lake Ronkonkoma, according to Suffolk County Police. The knife was recovered, and police were notified. The teen was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. A further investigation by Suffolk County PD Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers determined that the teen had previously been th…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School
Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near Westchester School This story has been updated. A crash involving a school bus in Westchester left a kindergarten student and his mother dead.  New, updated report - New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Fatally Struck By School Bus In Mamaroneck The incident happened on Thursday morning, June 20 around 8:30 a.m., when the student and his mother were struck by a vehicle while walking to the Mamaroneck Avenue School on Mamaroneck Avenue, according to the Mamaroneck Union Free School District.  According to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, investigators found that a school bus w…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To School In Greenlawn Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To School In Greenlawn
Girl Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm To School In Greenlawn A teenage girl has been accused of threatening mass harm to a school on Long Island. An Old Field Middle School official in Greenlawn notified police about the threat Friday afternoon, May 17. The school searched the teen's locker, Suffolk County Police said. She was arrested at the school at approximately 4:30 p.m. and charged with making a threat of mass harm, a Class B misdemeanor.  Her name has not been released due to her status as a minor. She will be arraigned in Suffolk County Family Court at a later date.

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by Joe Lombardi