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Mahopac, NY
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Active Shooter Drill Held At Monastery In Hudson Valley Active Shooter Drill Held At Monastery In Hudson Valley Active Shooter Drill Held At Monastery In Hudson Valley
Active Shooter Drill Held At Monastery In Hudson Valley Although it looked like a real response, an influx of emergency agencies and police at a Hudson Valley monastery was only a drill to prepare for an active shooter scenario.  The exercise was held in Putnam County on Sunday, April 21 at the Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel at 2020 Route 301, according to the Carmel Fire Department.  During the drill, which was hosted by the Kent Fire Department, several local, county, and regional agencies acted as if there were an active shooter with "victims" played by volunteers.  After the exercise was complete, the agencies then gathe…

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by Ben Crnic
Quincy, MA
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School Locks Down After Active-Shooter Training Bullet Found In Eastern Mass School Locks Down After Active-Shooter Training Bullet Found In Eastern Mass School Locks Down After Active-Shooter Training Bullet Found In Eastern Mass
School Locks Down After Active-Shooter Training Bullet Found In Eastern Mass The discovery of abandoned training ammunition led to the lockdown of a middle school in Plymouth County this week, officials say. A training bullet from an active-shooter drill held earlier in the summer was found in Memorial Middle School in Hull on Wednesday, Aug. 30, and more rounds were discovered the following day, according to The Hull Police Department and Hull Public Schools. A person discovered the first round while servicing a copier. The school was placed on a "short" lockdown "out of an abundance of caution." Police responded to the scene, determined the round's origin, an…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Brentwood, NY
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Active Shooter Drill Scheduled For School In Suffolk County Active Shooter Drill Scheduled For School In Suffolk County Active Shooter Drill Scheduled For School In Suffolk County
Active Shooter Drill Scheduled For School In Suffolk County Police will conduct an active shooter drill at a school in Suffolk County. The drill will take place at West Babylon Junior High School on Friday, Aug. 30 where police officers will respond to three mock scenarios. At the same time, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart and Suffolk County Police Chief of Department Stuart Cameron will be at police headquarters. They will be in the "Real-Time Crime Center" to test various technologies including Sharing to Help Access Remote Entry or SHARE. Not all scenarios will use the advanced technolog…

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by Donna Christopher
Bedford, NY
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Multiple Police Forces Hold Active Shooter Drill At Fox Lane High School Multiple Police Forces Hold Active Shooter Drill At Fox Lane High School Multiple Police Forces Hold Active Shooter Drill At Fox Lane High School
Multiple Police Forces Hold Active Shooter Drill At Fox Lane High School In the wake of the Parkland High School shooting in Florida and numerous "threats" to local schools made online, the Town of Bedford Police Department conducted an active shooter drill with numerous departments. The drill, held Saturday, at Fox Lane High School, including officers from Bedford, Westchester County, North Castle, Pound Ridge and Yorktown police departments.  Fire departments included Bedford, Bedford Hills, and Pound Ridge. EMS agencies were Katonah-Bedford Hills and Pound Ridge Volunteer Ambulance Corps.  During the training, more than 50 police, fire, and EMS mem…

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by Kathy Reakes