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14-Year-Old Student From Region Made Threats Of Mass Harm, Police Say 14-Year-Old Student From Region Made Threats Of Mass Harm, Police Say
14-Year-Old Student From Region Made Threats Of Mass Harm, Police Say A 14-year-old student from the region has been arrested for allegedly making threats of mass harm to a high school through email. The incident occurred in Saratoga County on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Shenendehowa High School West in Clifton Park.  According to Saratoga County Sheriff's Capt. Daniel Morley, the student, made several threatening emails to Shenendehowa High School West.  Upon receiving notification of the threats, Morley said one of the Shenendehowa school resource officers immediately initiated an investigation and quickly determined that there were no cred…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
12-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening 'Mass Harm' At Capital Region School 12-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening 'Mass Harm' At Capital Region School
12-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening 'Mass Harm' At Capital Region School A 12-year-old boy is accused of making threats against a middle school in the region. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies were called just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, after a social media threat was discovered against O’Rourke Middle School in Burnt Hills. Deputies did not elaborate on the nature of the threat but determined that it was not credible. There was no disruption to school activities. The 12-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor. “Once again, the partnerships we’ve developed with the schools and the students led to a qui…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say Student Caught With Loaded Gun At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say
Student Caught With Loaded Gun At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say A student at a Hudson Valley high school has been charged with felony possession of a weapon after a loaded gun was allegedly found in his belonging. The incident took place in Rockland County around 3 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at Nanuet High School, at 103 Church St., in Nanuet. Clarkstown Police began an investigation into a report of a student in possession of a firearm inside Nanuet Senior High School after staff members received an anonymous tip that a student may have a firearm in their possession, said Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police. The school staff imme…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley HS Student Who Saved Grandpa's Life Recognized For Heroic Actions Hudson Valley HS Student Who Saved Grandpa's Life Recognized For Heroic Actions
Hudson Valley HS Student Who Saved Grandpa's Life Recognized For Heroic Actions A high school student is being recognized for his heroic actions after he saved his grandfather's life in the Hudson Valley. In Putnam County, Brewster High School sophomore Timothy Kolka was presented with a certificate by School Resource Officer Joseph Sadowski in front of his family and Brewster High School staffers, the school district announced. Timothy was home alone with his grandfather, James Rea, when James had a heart attack. “He fell and then he was unresponsive,” Timothy said in the announcement. “I tried to get him up but I couldn’t. It was just pure adrenaline.” Timothy…

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by Nicole Valinote
Schools
High School Student In Northern Westchester Makes Threatening Social Media Post High School Student In Northern Westchester Makes Threatening Social Media Post
High School Student In Northern Westchester Makes Threatening Social Media Post A social media post considered a threat toward a Northern Westchester high school that went viral online led to an extensive police presence and investigation in and outside the building. In Bedford, Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg said that administrators were alerted to “a disturbing post” on Snapchat that was shared amongst the Fox Lane High School community and was being considered as a perceived threat on Sunday, Dec. 12. Upon notification of the threat, Adelberg said that the school district contacted its School Resource Officer, the Bedford Police, and the Westchester County Po…

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by Zak Failla