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Boy, 14, Charged With Threatening School Shooting In Central PA Boy, 14, Charged With Threatening School Shooting In Central PA
Boy, 14, Charged With Threatening School Shooting In Central PA A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a school shooting threat which shuttered an entire school district in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, June, 1, according to the school. "Upon advice from Local Law enforcement. Today, Wednesday, June 1, 2022 The Waynesboro Area School District will be closed for students," the school said. A "masked individual displaying a handgun posted a threat on social media advising that students should not go to school," Waynesboro Area police say. The poster's account was determined to be fake, according to investigators. A search warrant wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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
Threats On Snapchat Close Central PA School District: Police Threats On Snapchat Close Central PA School District: Police
Threats On Snapchat Close Central PA School District: Police A central Pennsylvania school district closed on Thursday due to anonymous threats, according to a police. Families were notified of that Donegal School District would Be closed via a voicemail on Wednesday night, abc27 reports. The threats were made on Snapchat saying they were "gonna shoot up a school" and “**** dongal be ready tmr," according to police. The school district plans to reopen Friday with police presence as a security measures, police say. Anyone with information on the threat should contact Susquehanna Regional Police at 717-426-1164.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say
PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say A high school student in southeastern Pennsylvania was arrested Thursday after looking up "how to kill a teacher" on a classmate's laptop, authorities said. Officers were called to Springfield Township High School Thursday morning on reports of a school shooting threat, local police said in a release. An "adult male" student made indirect threats about organizing a school shooting Wednesday and used another student's computer to search "how to kill a teacher," police learned. The suspect was arrested and is awaiting arraignment on a terroristic threat charge, according to police. The stud…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Student Charged For Making School Shooting Threats, Police Say PA Student Charged For Making School Shooting Threats, Police Say
PA Student Charged For Making School Shooting Threats, Police Say A middle school student in central Pennsylvania has been charged after allegedly threatening a school shooting, authorities said. East Hempfield police were notified of a threat complaint on Friday involving a student at Centerville Middle School on Centerville Road in Lancaster, local police said. A 12-year-old male student had apparently told other students on Thursday that he planned to commit a shooting on Monday, Dec. 6, according to investigators. Officers were able to identify the student who made the threat, remove him from the school, and interview him in presence of a guardi…

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by Nicole Acosta