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Football Player Dead, Others Hurt In Philadelphia High School Ambush: Police
A teenage football player was killed and four of his teammates injured when two gunmen ambushed them outside a Philadelphia high school on Tuesday, Sept. 27, authorities said. It happened as the five players were walking off the field after a football scrimmage between Roxborough High School and two other schools around 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Fairway Terrace, Philadelphia police told the media. The shooters opened fire from a Ford Explorer and fled on foot, police said. A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. He was identified as Nichola…
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Hit-Run Crash Prompted Lockdown Of Southern Lehigh School District, Police Say
A hit-and-run crash prompted authorities to order a lockdown of the Southern Lehigh School District early Tuesday, Sept. 27, they said. The lockdown had been lifted by the time Upper Saucon Township police released details about the incident around 5 p.m. Officers were called to the crash with injuries on Route 378 in the area of Preston Lane just after 8:35 a.m., police said. The offending driver fled the scene in their vehicle, abandoning it at the Southern Lehigh Intermediate School, according to township police. "In an abundance of caution police requested that the district lock …
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South Mountain Middle School Threat 'Not Credible,' Allentown Police Say
A threat made against a school in Allentown on Sunday, Sept. 25 was found to be not credible, authorities said. The gun-related threat was directed at South Mountain Middle School for the Monday, Sept. 26 school day, Allentown police said. An investigation revealed that the threat was unfounded, and as a result, police have implemented increased security measures at the school, they said. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Allentown School District’s Anonymous Tip line at 1-844-SAFE2SAY or safe2say.org.
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Explosive-Detecting Dogs Brought To PA School District As Bomb Threat Causes Massive Evacuation
State Police brought eight explosive-detecting dogs to a Pennsylvania school district after the buildings were shut down and evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday, Sept. 22, authorities said. More than 1,000 students and 250 staff members at the Mahanoy Area School District were immediately evacuated, piling into the city streets after the buildings received the threat around lunchtime, WNEP reported. An update on the district’s Facebook page, Twitter, and website confirmed a bomb threat to be the cause of the evacuation and temporary closure. The building has since been cleared by P…
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10 Teens Charged For 'Sexual Hazing' At Central PA High School: DA
A month-long investigation into allegations of hazing on a high school football team has led to charges against 10 teenagers, according to the Dauphin County District attorney's office. The Middletown Area school district began investigating a hazing that happened on August 11, 2022—after a cellphone video film by high school football players was shared on social media. The high school's football team's season was canceled after a second video surfaced on Wednesday, August 24. Both videos show incidents of hazing happening in the "high school turf room for heat acclimation pract…
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Coatesville Student Discharges Pepper Spray On School Bus
A Coatesville high school student discharged pepper spray on a school bus carrying nearly 50 students Monday, Sept. 12, dispatch tells Daily Voice. No students were sickened in the incident near N Chester Avenue and Coates Street around 2:45 p.m., district officials said. Several students were evaluated but most did not leave the bus, per instruction from EMS. One student complained of mild respiratory irritation, but refused medical treatment. The student's father signed off saying he did not want his son to be treated, officials said. The bus was ventilated and students …
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Threat Closes Middle School In Lehigh County
A Lehigh County school district canceled classes Thursday, Sept. 8 after a threat was made against a middle school, according to various news reports. In an email announcement to the school district, Superintendent Dr. Mark Madson said the message, received Wednesday, Sept. 7, threatened the students and staff at Orefield Middle School. District officials quickly decided to close the school since the bus parking garage is near the building.
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Villanova University Warns Of Prowler Preying On Female Students
Villanova University officials have issued a safety alert, warning students and staff to be on the lookout for a man who has been caught loitering on campus multiple times in the last year. Eugene Hammen, 40, of Newtown, first broke into an unoccupied student dorm room in Good Counsel Hall over the fall semester break in October 2021, said David G. Tedjeske, the director of public safety and chief of police. Then in May, Hammen was arrested for loitering outside Caughlin Hall. He was subsequently charged with burglary, invasion of privacy, loitering and prowling at night, and poss…
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NJ Penn State Student Admits Raping Peer Despite Having No Recollection Of Incident: Report
A Pennsylvania State University student from New Jersey admitted to sexually assaulting his peer, despite allegedly having no recollection of the incident, WJAC reports. Jacob Tillman, 20, West Orange, New Jersey released the following statement: "I want to acknowledge that I raped her, even though I don't remember the act of doing it, because it this point, there is no doubt in my mind that it happened, from everything I remember and from everything she said." It wasn't immediately clear where in New Jersey Tillman is from. Tillman and the victim met at Lion's Down in downtown State Colleg…
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NJ Student Makes Bomb Threat At Penn State: Authorities
A former National Merit scholar from New Jersey posted a bomb threat at Penn State on the social media platform Yik Yak, authorities allege. Henry Peter Hyduke, 20, of Fair Haven, NJ, allegedly posted "ROTC bombing downtown state college tonight. Stay safe," at 6:33 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Collegian. The FBI National Threat Operations Center was notified bomb threat posted on the social media platform Yik Yak, according to WJAC. "Yik Yak was able to identify the source user's GPS location and phone number, which …
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Sexual Hazing 'Much More Widespread' Prompts PA School District To Cancel Football Season
An additional video of hazing at a central Pennsylvania high school prompts the district to reverse its decision and end its football season early. The Middletown Area school district began investigating a hazing that happened on August 11, 2022—after a cellphone video film by high school football players was shared on social media— but on Wednesday, August 24, the school announced at least one more video. Both videos show incidents of hazing happening in the "high school turf room for heat acclimation practice sessions," Dr. Chelton Hunter, Superintendent of Scho…
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Children 'Not Penetrated' During Hazing Among Reasons PA School District Didn't End Football
UPDATE: The Middletown Area School District reversed its decision and cancelled the high school's football season after at least one more video of hazing surfaced, Dr. Chelton Hunter, Superintendent of Schools for the Middletown Area School District stated in a second letter on Wednesday, August 24. You can read about this change in the decision here. ORIGINAL: Disturbing details about sexual hazing have been released as a central Pennsylvania school district announces that they will not end the football season early. The Middletown Area school district began investigating a h…
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