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Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident In Columbia Borough: Authorities Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident In Columbia Borough: Authorities
Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident In Columbia Borough: Authorities A police incident closed a street and put two schools in Columbia Borough into lockdowns on Friday, police announced. The incident began when police attempted to issue a warrant for 40-year-old Charles Nathan Harris for a warrant related to a weapons violation, the police explained on the evening of Jan. 5. Court records show the weapons offense happened in Mount Joy Borough on Jan. 18, 2023, and he forfeited his bail on Dec. 29, 2023.  The police incident happened in the 300 block of Cherry Street, borough police explained, although it initially closed the 200 and 400 blocks as well.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (UPDATE) NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (UPDATE)
NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (Update) UPDATE: The alleged thieves who stole a vehicle and caused a chase that seriously hurt two Pennsylvania state troopers have been identified as the following Brooklyn, NY men, according to a PSP release on Monday, May 22. Latrell White, 22-years-old. Terrence Caton, 26-years-old. Julien Fleury, 27-years-old. All three have been denied bail, according to their court dockets. Fleury and Caton have been charged with the following, as detailed in their dockets.  Felony theft by unlawful taking- movable property. Felony fleeing or attempting to elude an officer. Felony evading arrest or dete…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Game Of Assassins Prompts Lockdown Of Delco Elementary Schools Game Of Assassins Prompts Lockdown Of Delco Elementary Schools
Game Of Assassins Prompts Lockdown Of Delco Elementary Schools Two Delaware County elementary schools were locked down early Wednesday after a prankster with a water gun was mistaken for an armed person, authorities say.  It happened around 8:30 a.m. on May 17, Ridley Township police wrote in a release. Witnesses reported a person with a gun hiding in some bushes near Notre Dame DeLourdes School, 990 Fairview Road, they said.  Ridley and Nether Providence police responded and locked down the school, as well as nearby Grace Park Elementary, 1097 7th Ave, authorities wrote.  Investigators soon found the "gunman," who turned out …

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by Mac Bullock
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Lockdown: Philly Elementary School On High Alert After Gun Found In Bathroom Lockdown: Philly Elementary School On High Alert After Gun Found In Bathroom
Lockdown: Philly Elementary School On High Alert After Gun Found In Bathroom An elementary school in Philadelphia is locked down by order of city police after a firearm was discovered in a student bathroom late Monday morning, authorities told Daily Voice.  The gun was found in a boy's bathroom on the first floor at EW Rhodes Elementary School, 2900 W. Clearfield Street, police wrote in a release. Investigators also found evidence that the firearm might have been "discharged," they added.  No injuries have been reported from the school, PPD noted. The gun is in police possession and officers remain on the scene, the department said. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance' Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance'
Philly Middle School Locked Down, Students Hospitalized For 'Ingesting Unknown Substance' Several Philadelphia middle school students are hospitalized and their campus is locked down after police say they ate an "unknown substance."  It happened at Crossroads Accelerated Academy, 4300 Westminster Ave. in West Philly, at around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, city police told Daily Voice.  The school was locked down by police at about 12:15 p.m. An unknown number of students "orally ingest(ed)" an "unknown substance" and were taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the department said. They are in stable condition as of 3 p.m., authorities added. …

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by Mac Bullock
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30-Year-Old Alum Threatened Bucks Prep School In Instagram Video: Police 30-Year-Old Alum Threatened Bucks Prep School In Instagram Video: Police
30-Year-Old Alum Threatened Bucks Prep School In Instagram Video: Police The threatening video posted to Instagram that briefly locked down Holy Ghost Preparatory in Bensalem on Tuesday was posted by a one-time student, authorities say.  Bensalem police were alerted to the post by an anonymous tipster on April 18, the department said in a release. Officers notified school administrators, who issued a shelter-in-place order "out of an abundance of caution," police wrote.  The order was later lifted with no interruptions to school activities, they added.  Investigators said they "quickly identified" the author of the post as 30-year-old Christian D…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Assaults Staff At Lehigh Valley Elementary School, Authorities Say Suspect Assaults Staff At Lehigh Valley Elementary School, Authorities Say
Suspect Assaults Staff At Lehigh Valley Elementary School, Authorities Say A suspect is in custody after police say they verbally and physically assaulted staff at an Allentown area elementary school Wednesday.  Salisbury Township police received a call at 1:45 p.m. on March 22 about a person "acting out in a possible psychiatric episode" on the 1200 block of Taft Avenue, the department said in a release.  Almost simultaneously, dispatchers received a second call from Salisbury Elementary School — just around the corner on Gaskill Street — where administrators reported an "individual verbally and physically assaulting volunteers and school staf…

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by Mac Bullock
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Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities
Western PA Officers Shooting Suspect ID'd, Arrested By US Marshals: Authorities The man accused of shooting act law enforcement officers in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 27, 2023— which sent multiple schools into lockdowns— has been identified and arrested authorities announced on Thursday, March 16, 2023. Eric Nathaniel Durah Jr., 25, was arrested at his Penn Hills home on March 16, according to the release.  No law enforcement officers were hurt when he allegedly opened fire at  "agents and task force officers with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (PAOAG) Narcotics Task Force were following a narcotic suspect’s vehicle in unmarked vehicles," around 1:45 p.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gun-Shaped Laser Pointer Locks Down Chesco Middle School Gun-Shaped Laser Pointer Locks Down Chesco Middle School
Gun-Shaped Laser Pointer Locks Down Chesco Middle School Collegium Charter Middle School in Exton was locked down briefly on Tuesday over reports of a weapon that turned out to be a toy, officials say.  It started at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, West Whiteland Township Police said in a statement. The department was called to the school by administrators after a student reported that a classmate was armed, Collegium staff explained.  Upon receiving the report, administrators locked down the building while police and campus security officers conducted a sweep. The "armed" student was located, searched, and found to have "a laser-poin…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks High School Closes Early Amid Reports Of Shooting Berks High School Closes Early Amid Reports Of Shooting
Berks High School Closes Early Amid Reports Of Shooting Wilson High School dismissed students early on Friday, Feb. 24 after administrators received reports of an ongoing shooting. In an announcement posted to the district's website just before 9:20 a.m., district officials said they were notified by Spring Township police "that there was a shooting at  Wilson High School." Township police and state troopers responded to the scene. Wilson High and Whitfield Elementary School were placed on lockdown as authorities swept the grounds, the district said.  After a preliminary sweep and a second, more thorough search, police notified the di…

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report
Philly Elementary School Locked Down After Student Found With Gun: Report An elementary school in northeast Philadelphia was locked down on Tuesday, Dec. 20 after administrators learned that a student had a gun, according to a report from 6abc.  Farrell Elementary School at 8300 Castor Avenue in the city's Rhawnhurst section went on lockdown at about 8 a.m., the outlet wrote.  The student was located and taken into custody, the firearm was confiscated, and classes resumed as normal by 9:30 a.m., 6abc reported.  Philadelphia School District does not appear to have acknowledged the incident on its official social media channels, and administrators w…

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
Minors Charged With Making Threats To Allentown Schools: Police Minors Charged With Making Threats To Allentown Schools: Police
Minors Charged With Making Threats To Allentown Schools: Police Criminal charges have been filed in connection with a string of violent threats aimed at Allentown schools, authorities announced.  Without specifying how many were charged and if they were students, Allentown police Captain Kyle Pammer said in a release Tuesday, Nov. 15 that "several juveniles" have been charged with making terroristic threats.  Allentown School District has experienced an unusual number of violent threats that disrupted classes in recent weeks.  On Thursday, Nov. 10, Dieruff High School was locked down and then dismissed after administrators received warni…

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
Philly High Schooler Arrested After Gun Found In Locker: Report Philly High Schooler Arrested After Gun Found In Locker: Report
Philly High Schooler Arrested After Gun Found In Locker: Report A Philadelphia high school student was detained after police found a firearm in their locker, according to a report by 6ABC.  Authorities were searching a locker for drugs at Mastery Hardy Williams Charter School on Warrington Avenue in Kingsessing just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 when they spotted the gun, the outlet wrote. The school went into lockdown while officers swept the rest of the building, they added. The incident remains under investigation.  Click here for the full story from 6ABC.

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by Mac Bullock
News
Lockdown Lifted At Beverly Hills Middle School, Police Say Lockdown Lifted At Beverly Hills Middle School, Police Say
Lockdown Lifted At Beverly Hills Middle School, Police Say A lockdown at a middle school in Delaware County on Wednesday, Sept. 28 has been lifted, authorities said. Beverly Hills Middle School was under a short lockdown as Upper Darby police were investigating what they say was "not a threat," according to a tweet from the department. Beverly Hills Middle school is currently in a lock in status. This means no one can exit or enter the school. At this time there is no threat to the school or students. Police are present at the school and are investigating. — Upper Darby Police (@UDPolice) September 28, 2022 Further details surrounding the inci…

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by Nicole Acosta
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14-Year-Old Brought Loaded Gun Into William Allen High School, Causing Lockdown, DA Reveals 14-Year-Old Brought Loaded Gun Into William Allen High School, Causing Lockdown, DA Reveals
14-Year-Old Brought Loaded Gun Into William Allen High School, Causing Lockdown, DA Reveals New details have been revealed in the incident that caused a lockdown at several schools in the Allentown area on Thursday, Sept. 15, and ended with the arrest of a juvenile with a loaded gun. William Allen High School, Raub Middle School, and Union Terrace Elementary all were placed on lockdown as a precaution after officers received a report of a person with a weapon on Linden Street in West Park around 8:50 a.m., Allentown police said. Though the armed teen was eventually taken into custody, District Attorney Jim Martin revealed Wednesday, Sept. 21 that the 14-year-old boy was actually…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Allentown School Lockdown Ends After Police Nab Juvenile With Gun Allentown School Lockdown Ends After Police Nab Juvenile With Gun
Allentown School Lockdown Ends After Police Nab Juvenile With Gun Lockdowns at several Allentown schools ended Thursday, Sept. 15, after police arrested a juvenile with a gun, they said. William Allen High School, Raub Middle School, and Union Terrace Elementary all were placed on lockdown as a precaution after officers received a report of a person with a weapon on Linden Street in the West Park neighborhood around 8:50 a.m.,  Allentown police said. Officers eventually found a juvenile in the area with a loaded semi-automatic handgun, they said. The minor was subsequently arrested. The lockdowns were lifted just after noon, police said. Anyone wit…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Radnor High School Student Accused Of Making Bomb Threats Radnor High School Student Accused Of Making Bomb Threats
Radnor High School Student Accused Of Making Bomb Threats A Delaware County high school student is in police custody after cops connected them to a series of bomb threats at Radnor High School, authorities said. Criminal allegations have been filed against the juvenile suspect, whose identity will not be released due to their age, local police said. The minor was also referred to juvenile court. The most recent bomb threat at the high school occurred on May 27, and the school was placed on lockdown as a result, Daily Voice reported. No devices were found and no injuries were reported. The investigation into the threats is still ongoing, and …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown Of Radnor High School: Officials Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown Of Radnor High School: Officials
Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown Of Radnor High School: Officials UPDATE: No devices were found and no injuries were reported, police said. ***Original story below*** A bomb threat prompted a lockdown of Radnor High School Friday, May 27, according to school officials. Radnor police, K-9 bomb dogs, and a Montgomery County bomb squad were called to the school after a written bomb threat was discovered in a school bathroom, according to initial reports and Radnor school district officials. RHS is currently in lockdown and students & staff being evacuated due to a written bomb threat just discovered in a bathroom. The Radnor PD are on scene and pre…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Stabbing Locks Down Macungie, Suspect Sought: Police Stabbing Locks Down Macungie, Suspect Sought: Police
Stabbing Locks Down Macungie, Suspect Sought: Police A stabbing prompted a shelter-in-place order and a lockdown at several schools in Macungie Friday, May 20, authorities said. One person was injured in the 11:45 a.m. incident at the corner of Race Street and West Main Street, Macungie Police Sgt. Travis Kocher said. The stabbing was believed to be targeted rather than random, and there was no danger to the public, Kocher said. The unidentified victim was taken to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest in unknown condition, the sergeant said. Eyer Middle School, Macungie, Shoemaker, and Willow Lane elementary schools were placed on lockdown w…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Knife, Toy Guns Seized From Students At Reading High School: PD Knife, Toy Guns Seized From Students At Reading High School: PD
Knife, Toy Guns Seized From Students At Reading High School: PD A knife and toy guns were seized from multiple students at Reading High School on Wednesday, April 27, authorities said. Two students were removed from the building after responding officers arrived to assist in a search and discovered them with a knife, the school district said on its website. Another student was thought to be in possession of what appeared to be a firearm, prompting a lockdown around 10:30 a.m., police said. Two students' searches yielded a plastic toy gun with a blaze orange tip and a Nerf-style gun, according to police. Both students were in police custody, along with…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
FALSE ALARM: Malfunctioning Emergency System Locks Down Waldwick School, Brings SWAT Team FALSE ALARM: Malfunctioning Emergency System Locks Down Waldwick School, Brings SWAT Team
False ALARM: Malfunctioning Emergency System Locks Down Waldwick School, Brings SWAT Team This was not the day for a school lockdown alarm to malfunction. Police and school officials in Waldwick said that's what sent the school into emergency mode Friday afternoon, bringing the Bergen County Regional SWAT team and mutual aid support from neighboring towns -- while frightening some students, staff and especially parents. "The system malfunction at 3:02 p.m., right after school let out," Police Lt. Thomas Dowling said. "Officers from surrounding towns along with the swat team helped in securing the building till the malfunction was confirmed."   Police eventually gave t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
Warren County Middle School Enters Lockdown As 'Agitated' Student With Weapon Flees Premises Warren County Middle School Enters Lockdown As 'Agitated' Student With Weapon Flees Premises
Warren County Middle School Enters Lockdown As 'Agitated' Student With Weapon Flees Premises A Warren County middle school was placed under lockdown Tuesday morning after a student was found with a weapon and fled the building, authorities said. Administrators at the Washington Township Middle School received a report of an agitated and potentially armed student riding the bus around 7:25 a.m., police Chief Thomas Cicerele said in a release alongside Warren Hills Regional School District Superintendent Earl C. Clymer, III. The school was immediately placed under lockdown after a staff member confronted the student, who then fled the building, authorities said. Washington Township …

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by Valerie Musson
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Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown
Threatening Call Puts Norristown School On Lockdown Authorities in Montgomery County were investigating after a threatening call was placed in the Norristown Area School District. The call came in Wednesday morning, inciting a lockdown at Norristown Area High School, according to a statement posted to Facebook. IMPORTANT UPDATE: NAHS is in lockdown. A threatened call was received this morning. Police are on site. EVERYONE IS... Posted by Norristown Area School District on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 District schools were locked down around 10:30 a.m. while police investigated. As of 11: 41 a.m., NAHS students were expected to be dismi…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Upper Darby School Goes Into Lockdown After Teacher Hears Students Talking About Guns Upper Darby School Goes Into Lockdown After Teacher Hears Students Talking About Guns
Upper Darby School Goes Into Lockdown After Teacher Hears Students Talking About Guns Upper Darby High School was on lock down for nearly an hour Tuesday morning when a teacher overhead students talking about guns, district officials said. Two students had been talking about a fight that occurred last week when a teacher overheard them mention something about a gun, not understanding the context around it, Upper Darby School Director of Communications Dr. Aaronda Q. Beauford said in a DelCo Times report. Police searched the school and deemed the incident unfounded. The lockdown was lifted around 10:40 a.m. Click here for more from the DelCo Times.

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by Cecilia Levine