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11th-Grader Caught With BB Gun At Ulster County School 11th-Grader Caught With BB Gun At Ulster County School
11th-Grader Caught With BB Gun At Ulster County School An 11th-grade male student at a Hudson Valley high school was nabbed with a BB gun in his backpack. The incident occurred in Ulster County at Rondout Valley High School in Accord around noon on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, school administrators received a report of a potential weapon on campus and notified the school resource officer. In addition, they put in place a lockdown and lockout at both the high school and the middle school. The school resource officer requested additional police support to search the campus, and officials said that multiple …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
14-Year-Old Student With Knife Prompts Lockdown At Capital Region High School, Police Say 14-Year-Old Student With Knife Prompts Lockdown At Capital Region High School, Police Say
14-Year-Old Student With Knife Prompts Lockdown At Capital Region High School, Police Say A 14-year-old is facing charges after allegedly being caught with a knife on a school campus in the region. Police in Albany were called at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, for a person with a weapon at Albany High School. When they arrived, they located the student and arrested him without incident, according to Albany Police. An investigation found that there was an altercation between students in the hallway shortly before police arrived. The incident forced the campus into a brief lockdown. Nobody was injured during the ordeal. The 14-year-old suspect, whose name is not being releas…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Active Shooter Threat At Hudson Valley HS Unfounded, Lockdown Lifted, Police Say Active Shooter Threat At Hudson Valley HS Unfounded, Lockdown Lifted, Police Say
Active Shooter Threat At Hudson Valley HS Unfounded, Lockdown Lifted, Police Say A lockdown has just been lifted at a Hudson Valley high school following a threat of an active shooter. The incident took place in Orange County on Wednesday, April 26 at Pine Bush High School at 156 Route 302 in Pine Bush. According to district school officials, the school went into lockdown earlier Wednesday after a report of an active shooter on the campus. When the incident occurred, the Crawford Police Department, state police, and the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the school. "They (police) are going through the building to clear it, room by room, accounting for all st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Report Of Shots Fired Causes HS To Be Placed On Lockdown In Northern Westchester: Police Report Of Shots Fired Causes HS To Be Placed On Lockdown In Northern Westchester: Police
Report Of Shots Fired Causes HS To Be Placed On Lockdown In Northern Westchester: Police A high school in Northern Westchester was placed on lockdown and inspected by authorities after a complaint of shots fired was reported, police said.  The incident happened at 8 a.m. at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua when New Castle Police responded to an anonymous complaint of shots fired. Because of the complaint, the school was placed on lockdown, and responding officers checked the school. After a search of the building, the initial report was determined to be false, police said. The lockdown at the school was then lifted.  After this incident, all schools in t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley School Threat Deemed Unfounded, Police Say Hudson Valley School Threat Deemed Unfounded, Police Say
Hudson Valley School Threat Deemed Unfounded, Police Say A threat against a Hudson Valley middle school caused an area-wide lockdown of schools and a large police response. The threat took place in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Rombout Middle School in Beacon. According to Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson of the Beacon Police, the school received a call from an individual who made a specific threat. Department members immediately responded to secure Rombout Middle School as well as the other schools in the city and began coordinating with School District administration as well as the Town of Fishkill Police to ensure that all of the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Gets Life In Jail For Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester Man Gets Life In Jail For Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester
Man Gets Life In Jail For Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester A man who shot and killed a mother of two inside her own home in Westchester County has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder.  Earlier Report - Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Tarrytown Cynell Brown, age 32, was sentenced to 25 years to life on Thursday, Jan. 12 for the 2018 murder of 34-year-old Jessica Wiltse of Tarrytown, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. On Feb. 27, 2018, around 7:10 a.m., Brown shot Wiltse twice and hit her chest and arm at her Tarrytown residence on White Plains Road. She was then …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester
Man Found Guilty In Fatal Shooting Of Woman That Caused School Lockdowns In Westchester After a four-week trial, a man faces life in prison after being found guilty of fatally shooting a Westchester County woman in an incident that led to school lockdowns.  Earlier Report - New Charges In Woman's Fatal Shooting That Caused School Lockdowns Cynell Brown, age 32, was convicted of the 2018 murder of 34-year-old Jessica Wiltse of Tarrytown on Wednesday, Nov. 16, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  On Feb. 27, 2018, around 7:10 a.m., Brown shot Wiltse twice in her chest and arm with a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol at h…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged In Shooting That Led To School Lockouts In Capital District Suspect Charged In Shooting That Led To School Lockouts In Capital District
Suspect Charged In Shooting That Led To School Lockouts In Capital District A suspect has been charged after a shooting in the region forced several schools into lockouts. The shooting happened in Columbia County on Woods Road on Friday, June 10 in the town of Clermont. One injured victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, police said.  The suspect fled the scene and was apprehended in the city of Hudson by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and members of the state police. On Saturday, June 11, state police announced that an investigation determined Columbia County resident Tremaine A. Harris, age 21, of the Town of Ghent, specifically tar…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun
Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun A junior high school and an elementary school were placed in lockdown in the Hudson Valley after a student "joked" about having a gun. The incident took place in Ulster County around 10:40 a.m., Thursday, May 26. Police responded to Ellenville Junior High school after the 13-year-old student alleged to have a gun as he was talking to another teen, said Chief Philip Mattracion, of the Ellenville Police. Officers immediately placed the school in lockdown along with a nearby elementary school, the chief said. A search of the student's locker and property failed to turn up a weapon, Mattracio…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Shots Fired Outside High School In Westchester Shots Fired Outside High School In Westchester
Shots Fired Outside High School In Westchester A high school was locked down and security was beefed up after gunshots rang out near the building. In Westchester, police officials in Mount Vernon confirmed that there were at least three gunshots fired near the high school on Monday afternoon, Feb. 7, leading to a temporary lockdown and subsequent increased security around the building on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The gunshots were fired shortly before 2:30 p.m., officials said. No injuries were recorded and three shell casings were found at the scene. In a statement, Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said the gunfire came fr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Juvenile Charged After Threat Causes Lockdown At School District In Area Juvenile Charged After Threat Causes Lockdown At School District In Area
Juvenile Charged After Threat Causes Lockdown At School District In Area An investigation into threatening emails targeting a Hudson Valley high school led to a felony charge for a minor who is suspected of making terroristic threats. On Wednesday, Feb. 2, state and local police in Orange County launched an investigation into a series of emails that were received by the George F. Baker High School of the Tuxedo Union Free School District threatening violence. The situation was investigated by New York State Police investigators in Orange County, the Town of Tuxedo Police Department, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and the Town of Woodbury Police Department.…

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by Zak Failla
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Juvenile Charged For Bomb Threat At School In Area, Police Say Juvenile Charged For Bomb Threat At School In Area, Police Say
Juvenile Charged For Bomb Threat At School In Area, Police Say A juvenile has been arrested for allegedly making a series of phone calls threatening violence at an area school. The incident took place on Monday, Jan. 10, when the New York State Police along with other police agencies, responded to the SS Seward Institute High School in Orange County in the village of Florida. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, the school had received a series of phone calls suggesting there was a threat of violence at the school. The Florida Union Free School District implemented its lockdown and eventually evacuation procedures, Nevel said. All students were safely …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Shooting At Cops Leading To School Lockdown In Area Man Sentenced For Shooting At Cops Leading To School Lockdown In Area
Man Sentenced For Shooting At Cops Leading To School Lockdown In Area A man who fired multiple shots at police officers near an area school has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Keith M. Potik, age 28, of Wappingers Falls, was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 20 for the incident which took place on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, just blocks away from a primary school, leading to a school lockdown in Red Hook. Potik, who pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder, as well as two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies. He was sentenced for attempting to shoot and kill Red Hook Police officers Travis Sterritt and Natalia Telles after they respo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area
Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area  A man is in custody after he threatened the security guard of a residential building with an "Uzi-type handgun," then fled from police on foot, causing an area elementary school to lock down after running through a school zone with the loaded weapon, said police.  Maceo B. Lewis, 23, first brandished the gun to a security guard in Poughkeepsie of the Eastmin & Bixby apartments on 22 Montgomery St. at approximately 11:38 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, said City of Poughkeepsie police.  The guard reported the incident to police, who responded to the area.  A detective re…

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by Christina Coulter