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'I'm Going To Shoot Up My School,' Said PA Teen On Video Game Chat: Police 'I'm Going To Shoot Up My School,' Said PA Teen On Video Game Chat: Police
'I'm Going To Shoot Up My School,' Said PA Teen On Video Game Chat: Police A 14-year-old in Coaldale Borough is accused of making a violent threat in an online chat, authorities say.  "I'm going to shoot up my school," the teen allegedly wrote to other players in a gaming session.  Borough police said they were notified of the threat by state police and the FBI on Tuesday, Jan. 9 around 3:30 p.m.  Authorities said they tracked the IP address associated with the user account to a house in Coaldale and spoke with the homeowner. The 14-year-old "confessed to the incident" and was charged with making terroristic threats, police said.  "Currently,…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting 14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting
14-Year-Old Charged In Berks County Drive-By Shooting A 14-year-old suspect has been charged in connection with the drive-by shooting of two other minors on a Berks County road late Saturday night.  The two victims, aged 15 and 17, were walking along the 1200 block of Reading Avenue in Douglass Township when a car pulled up and shot them both, Daily Voice has reported.  Responding officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the gut and another with injuries to the knee and shoulder, per the release. The two were rushed to Reading Hospital and Trauma Center where police say they are "expected to be okay." Now, authorities say t…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Police Link 14-Year-Old Arrested During Traffic Stop On I-80 To Ohio Homicide Pennsylvania Police Link 14-Year-Old Arrested During Traffic Stop On I-80 To Ohio Homicide
Pennsylvania Police Link 14-Year-Old Arrested During Traffic Stop On I-80 To Ohio Homicide A 14-year-old was stopped driving a stolen vehicle from Ohio along Interstate 80 east in western Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Nov. 5, according to state troopers. During the stop, they observed a gun which soon had state troopers saying: "The totality of the circumstances suggested the likelihood the juvenile may have used the gun to kill the registered owner, and then stole his vehicle." The boy was pulled over due to "numerous indicators of criminal activity" —which were not shared with the press— at mile marker 18.2 in Findley Township around 8:15 a.m., according to a release by Troop D on …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police
Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police A 14-year-old stole a Jeep and now state police are looking for his passenger. Pennsylvania state police were led on a pursuit in the area of South College Street and West Park Avenue in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County, spotting a stolen Jeep from South Lebanon Township, on Jan. 24 shortly before 4 p.m., according to a release by police. The pursuit only lasted approximately 3 minutes before the fleeing vehicle became disabled with a flat tire, as stated in the release. That's when the teen and the male pictured fled on foot, allowing police the opportunity to take the teenager into cust…

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by Jillian Pikora