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School Resource Officer

Denville, NJ
Police & Fire
Three Kids Spray Painted Buildings: Denville PD Three Kids Spray Painted Buildings: Denville PD
Three Kids Spray Painted Buildings: Denville PD Three boys were arrested and charged on Friday, Dec. 20 with spray painting multiple buildings in Denville on Tuesday, Dec. 17, authorities said. The juveniles were captured on surveillance cameras and positive identification was made by a Denville School Resource Officer, Denville police said. The juveniles were later released to their parents and will be required to adhere to a station house adjustment agreement, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Bathroom Bust: Student Selling Pot Kicks Cop While Trying To Escape At Thomas Stone HS: Sheriff Bathroom Bust: Student Selling Pot Kicks Cop While Trying To Escape At Thomas Stone HS: Sheriff
Bathroom Bust: Student Selling Pot Kicks Cop While Trying To Escape At Thomas Stone HS: Sheriff A high school bathroom turned into a bad business deal for one student after getting busted for selling weed, then kicking a cop while trying to make a run for it, officials said. It all went down shortly after noon on Monday, Dec. 16, at 12:09 p.m. at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf. After getting reports of a student slinging marijuana in a bathroom, a school administrator and resource officer swooped in to investigate. They found the student holding 28 grams of cannabis, but the situation quickly went sideways when the student, already in the administrator’s office, bolted for the do…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Schools
Swastika, Inappropriate Images Found Inside Classroom At Virginia High School: Police Swastika, Inappropriate Images Found Inside Classroom At Virginia High School: Police
Swastika, Inappropriate Images Found Inside Classroom At Virginia High School: Police A disturbing act of vandalism has prompted an investigation at Patriot High School in Nokesville after inappropriate images, including a swastika, were found inside a classroom. The incident was reported to the School Resource Officer on Monday, Dec. 11, according to the Prince William County Police Department, and the officer discovered the symbols drawn on a partition inside the classroom, police said. The markings, which included the swastika and other inappropriate images, did not contain threats directed at students or staff, authorities noted.  No other vandalism was reported el…

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by Zak Failla
Triangle-Dumfries, VA
Schools
Instagram Post Prompts Potomac High School Threat Investigation Instagram Post Prompts Potomac High School Threat Investigation
Instagram Post Prompts Potomac High School Threat Investigation A 15-year-old Woodbridge student has been charged after an Instagram threat against Potomac High School in Dumfries sparked an investigation, authorities said. The threat was first reported anonymously on Dec. 8 through a tip, according to the Prince William County Police Department.  The School Resource Officer (SRO) at Potomac High School, located on Panther Pride Drive, launched an investigation and identified the student behind the post. Police confirmed there was no credible threat to the school or the safety of students and staff, but a detention order was obtained on Dec. 10. T…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
Schools
Racial Slurs Found Etched Into Table At Brentsville High School: Police Racial Slurs Found Etched Into Table At Brentsville High School: Police
Racial Slurs Found Etched Into Table At Brentsville High School: Police Authorities are investigating a disturbing case of vandalism at a Prince William County school after racial slurs were found etched into a classroom table, officials said. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 8 a.m., the School Resource Officer at Brentsville High School, located in the 12000 block of Aden Road, was alerted to the vandalism, according to police. Investigators from the Prince William County Police Department determined that the hateful markings, which contained no threats, had been scratched into the countertop of a table.  School staff promptly removed the graffiti, officials sai…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Investigation Underway After Sexual Assault Reported At Osbourn Park High School: Police Investigation Underway After Sexual Assault Reported At Osbourn Park High School: Police
Investigation Underway After Sexual Assault Reported At Osbourn Park High School: Police Authorities are investigating an alleged sexual assault reported to have occurred earlier this school year at Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, officials announced. Last week, a School Resource Officer assigned to the building, on Euclid Avenue, began an investigation after a student reported being assaulted in a bathroom near the gym on the first floor. According to the Prince William County Police Department, the student told investigators the assault occurred during the first two weeks of the 2024-2025 school year in August when an unknown person entered her stall and allegedly sexua…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Students Charged In Strong-Armed Robbery At Mattawoman Middle School, Sheriff Says Students Charged In Strong-Armed Robbery At Mattawoman Middle School, Sheriff Says
Students Charged In Strong-Armed Robbery At Mattawoman Middle School, Sheriff Says Three middle school students are facing charges after allegedly stealing a name-brand ski mask from a fellow student during dismissal, authorities announced. The incident happened on Nov. 18 at Mattawoman Middle School in Charles County, where investigators say three students, all 13 years old, approached another student and forcibly took their mask. A School Resource Officer was alerted to the robbery the following day and began investigating.  The officer quickly identified the involved students and consulted with the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office. On Nov. 21, two of the…

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by Zak Failla
Indian Head-Nanjemoy, MD
Schools
Student Arrested For Threatening Violence At Henry E. Lackey High School, Sheriff Says Student Arrested For Threatening Violence At Henry E. Lackey High School, Sheriff Says
Student Arrested For Threatening Violence At Henry E. Lackey High School, Sheriff Says A teen is facing charges following a potentially scary situation that played out at a Charles County high school on Tuesday, according to the sheriff's office. On Nov. 19, an SRO at Henry E. Lackey High School was advised about a student who was yelling in the hallways that he was going to bring a weapon to school to harm another student. According to officials, the School Resource Officer was able to locate the student in question, contacted their guardians and followed up with a home visit. The student was charged on a juvenile offense report with disruption of school activities. He…

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by Zak Failla
Rocky Hill, CT
News
Rocky Hill Police Officer Steals Show On ‘Wheel of Fortune’ With Bad Guess, Last-Second Heroics Rocky Hill Police Officer Steals Show On ‘Wheel of Fortune’ With Bad Guess, Last-Second Heroics
Rocky Hill Police Officer Steals Show On ‘Wheel of Fortune’ With Bad Guess, Last-Second Heroics A former US Coast Guard member and Connecticut school resource officer appeared on the Veteran's Day episode of "Wheel of Fortune." While he finished in third place, he had the most memorable moments on the game show.  Rocky Hill Police Officer Will Jordan took his turn at the wheel on Monday's episode, Nov. 11, where he walked away with $8,000 in prize money.  Related: Internet Roasts Rocky Hill Officer Following "Wheel Of Fortune" Faux Pas Jordan struggled with the puzzles throughout the game. He was in a position to answer three of them but misspoke one — reading "give yoursel…

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by Josh Lanier
McLean, VA
Schools
Instructional Assistant At Langley HS Arrested For Obscene Sexual Display In Classroom: Police Instructional Assistant At Langley HS Arrested For Obscene Sexual Display In Classroom: Police
Instructional Assistant At Langley HS Arrested For Obscene Sexual Display In Classroom: Police An instructional assistant at a Virginia high school was arrested after allegedly touching himself inappropriately in a classroom, police say. Great Falls resident David Scalea, 40, who worked as a Langley High School Instructional Assistant has been placed on leave and is behind bars after a student caught him in the act, according to investigators. During school hours on Friday, Oct. 11, police say that a School Resource Officer was notified by administrators that a student observed an instructional assistant masturbating in a classroom behind his desk. Detectives launched an investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Williamstown-Monroe, NJ
Schools
Parent, Student Arrested After Injuring Officer At Williamstown High School: Police Parent, Student Arrested After Injuring Officer At Williamstown High School: Police
Parent, Student Arrested After Injuring Officer At Williamstown High School: Police A parent and student were accused of assaulting a school resource officer and a staff member at Williamstown High School, authorities said. The unnamed adult and child were arrested on Friday, Oct. 11, the Monroe Township Police Department said in a Facebook post. The incident happened at around 9:08 a.m. and "required a large police response." The officer suffered injuries to his face and hands. "Behavior such as this is not acceptable and the Monroe Township Board of Education maintains zero tolerance for any individual who engages in threats, brings a weapon to school, or…

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by Chris Spiker
Aberdeen, MD
Schools
Teen Charged, Minor Skates After Being Accused Of Making Threats Targeting Harford Schools Teen Charged, Minor Skates After Being Accused Of Making Threats Targeting Harford Schools
Teen Charged, Minor Skates After Being Accused Of Making Threats Targeting Harford Schools Another Harford County teen is facing charges of making threats of mass violence - though another minor will avoid prosecution due to his age - after being overheard on Monday, officials say. On Monday, a student reported to the School Resource Officer assigned to Aberdeen Middle School that they overheard two classmates talking about placing a bomb in a toilet in the school bathroom. The investigation into the allegation found that two students - ages 12 and 14 - were identified as the culprits, and they were tracked down on school grounds and searched. "While, it is important to note, no…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Middle School Student Caught Packing Loaded Handgun In Lunchbox, Charles County Sheriff Says Middle School Student Caught Packing Loaded Handgun In Lunchbox, Charles County Sheriff Says
Middle School Student Caught Packing Loaded Handgun In Lunchbox, Charles County Sheriff Says A middle school student had a little too much iron with his school lunch on Wednesday afternoon in Charles County, leading to the recovery of a handgun, according to the sheriff's office. Administrators at the Benjamin Stoddert Middle School were alerted shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon about a student who was possibly in possession of a gun inside the building. The School Resource Officer assigned to the building was notified, identified and located the student, who was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun in their lunchbox. No threats were made. Now, investigator…

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by Zak Failla
Urbana, MD
Schools
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Assaulted Staff Member, Sheriff Says Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Assaulted Staff Member, Sheriff Says
Suspicious Person Walking Halls Of Urbana High School Assaulted Staff Member, Sheriff Says A suspicious suspect who moseyed his way into a Frederick County high school on Tuesday morning before assaulting a staff member who escorted him out is at large, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, a questionable man entered Urbana High School through an exterior door, and was walking the halls until a staff member spotted him and attempted to take him outside of the building. As the staffer was closing the door behind the man, investigators say that he was assaulted, at which point the suspect fled the campus.  No other students or other staff me…

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by Zak Failla
Clifton Park, NY
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Student Made Threats Of Mass Harm To School In Clifton Park, Police Say 14-Year-Old Student Made Threats Of Mass Harm To School In Clifton Park, Police Say
14-Year-Old Student Made Threats Of Mass Harm To School In Clifton Park, Police Say A 14-year-old student from the region has been arrested for allegedly making threats of mass harm to a high school through email. The incident occurred in Saratoga County on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Shenendehowa High School West in Clifton Park.  According to Saratoga County Sheriff's Capt. Daniel Morley, the student, made several threatening emails to Shenendehowa High School West.  Upon receiving notification of the threats, Morley said one of the Shenendehowa school resource officers immediately initiated an investigation and quickly determined that there were no cred…

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by Kathy Reakes
Atlantic City, NJ
Schools
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL) Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (POLL)
Officer Will Be In Every Atlantic City School: Should All NJ Districts Have This? (Poll) Atlantic City has a police officer assigned to each school in its district, officials said. The city's government, police department, and school district agreed to put an officer in each K-8 school and two officers in Atlantic City High School throughout the 2024-25 academic year, the city said in a news release. The new officers were funded through a $3.75 million grant in the COPS Hiring Program. The school resource officers were assigned to their new schools on Tuesday, Sept. 10. "This is something city leaders discussed in the past, but none were able to get the job done until now," sa…

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by Chris Spiker
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Charles County High School Student Hospitalized After Possible OD While Vaping, Sheriff Says Charles County High School Student Hospitalized After Possible OD While Vaping, Sheriff Says
Charles County High School Student Hospitalized After Possible OD While Vaping, Sheriff Says A student at a Charles County high school got a scare on Friday after apparently ingesting THC from a vape pen and possibly overdosing, according to the sheriff's office. At around 11 a.m. on June 7, a student at St. Charles High School was at school and called their parents to advise they were overdosing on an unknown substance. The parents contacted school administrators, officials say, and they located the student, who was taken to the nurse's office. During the investigation, a School Resource Officer recovered a vape pen from the teen, which tested positive for THC/cannabis. The stud…

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by Zak Failla
Clifton Park, NY
Schools
12-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening 'Mass Harm' At Capital Region School 12-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening 'Mass Harm' At Capital Region School
12-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening 'Mass Harm' At Capital Region School A 12-year-old boy is accused of making threats against a middle school in the region. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies were called just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, after a social media threat was discovered against O’Rourke Middle School in Burnt Hills. Deputies did not elaborate on the nature of the threat but determined that it was not credible. There was no disruption to school activities. The 12-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor. “Once again, the partnerships we’ve developed with the schools and the students led to a qui…

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by Michael Mashburn
Mechanicsville, MD
Schools
Student Assaults School Admin, Security Officer At Maryland HS, Sheriff Says Student Assaults School Admin, Security Officer At Maryland HS, Sheriff Says
Student Assaults School Admin, Security Officer At Maryland HS, Sheriff Says Dismissal at a Maryland high school turned violent on Monday afternoon when a student went down swinging, assaulting a sheriff's deputy and school administrator attempting to break up a fight, officials say. Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office were called on May 13 to Snow Hill High School, where there was an isolated fight between two students that rapidly escalated, prompting an investigation by a school administrator. When the administrator probed the incident, investigators say that one of the students became disorderly, prompting a call to the School Resource Officer ass…

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police
South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police South Brunswick High School was locked down early Wednesday, Jan. 31 because of an unspecified incident, authorities said. At 8:30 a.m., the South Brunswick School Resource Officer and high school administration placed the school on lockdown, South Brunswick police said. The staff and officer were investigating information they had received minutes earlier. Additional officers arrived at the school and by 8:34 a.m., the student in question was located, police said. At 8:37 a.m. the school lockdown was lifted and normal school operations resumed. Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said, "I know…

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by Jon Craig
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Trespassing Teen Busted With Gun To Be Charged As Adult For Incident At Maryland HS: Sheriff Trespassing Teen Busted With Gun To Be Charged As Adult For Incident At Maryland HS: Sheriff
Trespassing Teen Busted With Gun To Be Charged As Adult For Incident At Maryland HS: Sheriff A minor wanted in connection to a recent incident at Great Mills High School is facing criminal charges after a trespassing incident this week, the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office announced. On Saturday morning, investigators executed a search and seizure warrant at a home in the 46000 block of Radford Lane in Lexington Park as they sought to apprehend a minor who was at large following an incident at the school. According to the sheriff's office, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, staff members at Great Mills High School spotted four unauthorized people walking through the hallways, and after being…

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA
PA Officer Raped Child, Sexually Assaulted Others Beginning When He Was 12: DA A Sharon Hill police officer is accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual assault over a period of years, according to officials.  Tyler Humphreys, 21, of Malvern, is charged with rape of a child, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, and related offenses in Chester County, said the District Attorney's Office.  The charges stem from incidents that prosecutors say took place from 2014 to 2018 and in late 2022, officials wrote in a release.  One alleged victim told detectives that Humphreys made him perform a sex act when he was 9 and Humphrey…

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by Mac Bullock
Manassas, VA
Schools
Teacher's Assistant Accused Of Pushing Child Inside Virginia Middle School: Police Teacher's Assistant Accused Of Pushing Child Inside Virginia Middle School: Police
Teacher's Assistant Accused Of Pushing Child Inside Virginia Middle School: Police A staff member at a Prince William County middle school is facing charges for allegedly putting his hands on a 12-year-old student, police say. Triangle Paul Opoku Ampem, 60, a teacher's assistant at Belville Middle School in Woodbridge has been arrested and charged with assault and battery after allegedly grabbing and pushing a child, authorities announced on Wednesday. According to police, late last week, the School Resource Officer assigned to the building was notified about Opoku Ampem, who is accused of walking in a hallway, grabbing the student by the shoulders and pushing him in…

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by Zak Failla
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
Harrison School Resource Officer Falsely Depicted In Viral Online Video, Police Say Harrison School Resource Officer Falsely Depicted In Viral Online Video, Police Say
Harrison School Resource Officer Falsely Depicted In Viral Online Video, Police Say A police department in Westchester is taking action in response to a viral online video that they say falsely depicts a popular school resource officer, authorities said.  According to Harrison Police, an online video falsely depicting Officer Robert Budde has gone viral, the department announced on Tuesday night, Dec. 12.  The department said that the video shows an interaction involving an officer from another jurisdiction and depicts Budde in a Harrison Police Department uniform even though the incident did not take place in the town and has no "legitimate association…

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by Ben Crnic
Frederick, MD
News
Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney
Threatening Repeat Rapist Gave Minors Booze, Pills In Maryland: State's Attorney A 19-year-old man who plied minors with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting them will spend decades behind bars, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office announced. Josiah Dalton Lindauere was sentenced on Tuesday to 36 years in prison with 14 years suspended after he was convicted of rape, sextortion and possession of a deadly weapon charges after he preyed on two minors. According to prosecutors, in March 2022, a School Resource officer in Frederick County was tipped off about the possible sexual assault of a student, which led investigators to Lindauere.  Detect…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
Schools
Deputy Assaulted By Student Breaking Up Fight In Maryland High School: Sheriff Deputy Assaulted By Student Breaking Up Fight In Maryland High School: Sheriff
Deputy Assaulted By Student Breaking Up Fight In Maryland High School: Sheriff Students at a Maryland high school are facing charges after a fight broke out and a School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Frederick County building was assaulted. Tuesday morning got off to a rough start at Governor Thomas Johnson High School when the SRO intervened in a fight between two students that broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m., officials say. While the two were brawling, a third student jumped into the fray and punched one of the students, as well as the female deputy, who had to be treated for minor injuries at a local medical facility after being punched in the face and …

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Schools
Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland
Student Caught With Loaded Handgun At HS Faces 'Serious Consequences' In Maryland See something, say something. A potential disaster was averted after a student at a Baltimore County high school was caught with a loaded handgun after investigators were tipped off, police say. Sparrows Point High School Assistant Principal Renee Crabbe issued a letter to parents on Monday afternoon advising that a student was caught with a handgun following a search earlier that day.  Crabbe said that administrators were tipped off that the student was bringing a weapon to class, and a School Resource Officer assigned to the building was able to track down the suspected student, and…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Scared Off By School Resource Officer In Alexandria: Police Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Scared Off By School Resource Officer In Alexandria: Police
Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Scared Off By School Resource Officer In Alexandria: Police A School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to a Virginia middle school came to the rescue of several students who were in danger of a hit-and-run driver in Alexandria. An investigation has been launched following a strange scene that played out in the back of George Washington Middle School after a truck driver struck a 15-year-old boy at the corner of Montgomery and North Patrick Streets. Following the crash, police say that the driver headed to the rear of the school, nearly striking more children until the SRO took out his service weapon to protect the students from being harmed, forcing t…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
Schools
Teacher Accused Of Assaulting 11-Year-Old In Virginia Middle School Cafeteria, Police Say Teacher Accused Of Assaulting 11-Year-Old In Virginia Middle School Cafeteria, Police Say
Teacher Accused Of Assaulting 11-Year-Old In Virginia Middle School Cafeteria, Police Say An educator in Virginia found herself on the wrong side of the law after allegedly getting physical with a child during an incident at an area elementary school. Theresa Lillian White, 61, was charged following an investigation by the School Resource Officer assigned to Belville Middle School in Woodbridge following an alleged assault of an 11-year-old student, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Monday. The Woodbridge resident allegedly was in the cafeteria when she grabbed the child's neck before he was able to get free.  Police say that the boy went to the main…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Schools
Staff Members, Students, Injured In Separate Fights Inside Maryland HS: Sheriff Staff Members, Students, Injured In Separate Fights Inside Maryland HS: Sheriff
Staff Members, Students, Injured In Separate Fights Inside Maryland HS: Sheriff A violent day at a Charles County high school left several staff members and students with injuries, the sheriff's office says. Two fights are under investigation after students became unruly during two separate incident less than 90 minutes apart inside St. Charles High School on Thursday morning. The long day for deputies began shortly before 10:15 a.m., when three students were involved in a physical altercation, but while attempting to break up the fight, two staff members at the high school suffered minor injuries. Then, at around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, a separate, unrelated fight br…

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by Zak Failla
Columbia, MD
Schools
Teen Busted With Loaded Handgun At Maryland School After Threatening Student: Police Teen Busted With Loaded Handgun At Maryland School After Threatening Student: Police
Teen Busted With Loaded Handgun At Maryland School After Threatening Student: Police A teen brought a gun into school after making threats toward another student in Howard County on Sunday night, police say. The Howard County Police Department announced on Monday that a 17-year-old has been charged for bringing a loaded handgun to Oakland Mills High School after a parent alerted the administration about a private message that was made to her son overnight. According to officials, when the teen suspect arrived at the school building, he was immediately taken to the school office, he was searched, and a loaded weapon was recovered from his bag. He was then taken into custod…

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by Zak Failla