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Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School
Teen Arrested For Bringing Handgun To Central PA High School A 17-year-old boy is in police custody for bringing a gun to Central Dauphin East High School on Thursday, Feb. 15, the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police announced on Friday night. The unnamed minor was arrested "in cooperation with the Central Dauphin School District Police," as stated in the police release around 9 p.m. on Feb. 16.  The gun he allegedly brought into the school forced a massive "systematic search" involving numerous police agencies including the Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Police explained that the gun was st…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Knife-Wielding PA Teen Wanted After Showcasing Weapons To Students On School Bus In MD: Sheriff Knife-Wielding PA Teen Wanted After Showcasing Weapons To Students On School Bus In MD: Sheriff
Knife-Wielding PA Teen Wanted After Showcasing Weapons To Students On School Bus In MD: Sheriff The search is on for a missing Pennsylvania teen who got onto a Frederick County school bus and showed several students large knives inside sheaths before going on the run, according to the sheriff’s office. Jesse Allen Crow, 15, sent school officials in a frenzy early on Thursday, May 4, when the missing teen made his way onto the bus and displayed the weapons, prompting several schools to enter into “a secure status.” He got off the bus at Middletown High School and walked away from the building, and he remains at large after the incident.  Investigators later recovered the knives, a b…

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by Zak Failla
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Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police
Stolen Gun Found In Elementary School Student's Backpack In PA: Police A central Pennsylvania elementary student brought a stolen gun and drugs to school, authorities say. The gun— without a magazine or any ammunition— was found in the juvenile's backpack— along with marijuana, at Elizabeth R. Martin Elementary School at 2000 Wabank Road, Manheim Township on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, area police said in a release the following afternoon.  "School staff took notice of irregularities regarding the behavior of the student and conducted a preliminary investigation," the police stated in the release. Officers were called to the school at 11:07 a.m. The firear…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Threat Closes Schools In Biglerville, District Officials Say Threat Closes Schools In Biglerville, District Officials Say
Threat Closes Schools In Biglerville, District Officials Say A threat led to the sudden closure of two schools in Bigglerville, according to district officials.  The Upper Adams School District received a threat in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. "Out of an abundance of caution, the school district will be dismissing school early today to maintain student safety. Biglerville High School & Upper Adams Middle School will be dismissing students at 11:00 a.m. Upper Adams Intermediate School will be dismissing at 12:00 p.m. from the Zion Church in Arendtsville and Biglerville Elementary School students will be dismissing at 12:00 p.m.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials
Man Boards School Bus, Touches Girl In Chester County: Officials Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the man who boarded a Coatesville school bus and touched a student early Thursday, Jan. 26. The man got on the bus that had stopped to pick up students around 6:50 a.m. at E. Chestnut and N. 6th streets, sat next to a girl and inappropriately touched her leg, officials said. The Coatesville Area School District Police are investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine