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Threat of mass harm

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
West Babylon, NY
News
\Student From Lindenhurst Makes Threat Of Mass Harm To High School In West Babylon, Police Say \Student From Lindenhurst Makes Threat Of Mass Harm To High School In West Babylon, Police Say
\Student From Lindenhurst Makes Threat Of Mass Harm To High School In West Babylon, Police Say A Long Island high school student has been accused of making a threat of mass harm. The threat was reported by a 911 caller at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4,  according to Suffolk County Police. A 15-year-old boy, who attends Brennan High School in West Babylon, threatened to shoot people at the school during an online chat with other students from the school, The threat was not made during school hours. After an investigation by officers from the Suffolk County PD Second Precinct Crime Section and Second Squad detectives, as well as First Precinct patrol officers, the boy, whose nam…

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by Joe Lombardi
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
New Update: 15-Year-Old Nabbed After Threatening To 'Shoot Everyone' At Rye YMCA New Update: 15-Year-Old Nabbed After Threatening To 'Shoot Everyone' At Rye YMCA
New Update: 15-Year-Old Nabbed After Threatening To 'Shoot Everyone' At Rye YMCA A teenager was apprehended after allegedly threatening to shoot people at YMCA locations in Westchester, police announced.  A 15-year-old Rye resident was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 7 in connection with a threatening phone call placed to the Rye YMCA earlier in the same day, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Friday, Aug. 9.  Earlier Report - Threatening Phone Call Prompts Evacuation Of Rye YMCA Locations According to police, the teenager threatened to "shoot everybody" during the call, which prompted authorities to clear out both YMCA locations. After a short i…

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by Ben Crnic
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
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Charged With Making A Threat Of Mass Harm Against School Woman From Region Charged With Making A Threat Of Mass Harm Against School
Woman From Region Charged With Making A Threat Of Mass Harm Against School A woman from the region has been charged with allegedly making a threat of mass harm after she threatened to blow up a middle school. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 5:20 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22 in the village of Liberty. According to Chief Steven D'Agata of the Liberty Police Department, Chiffvon Steele, age 42, of Liberty, commented to staff at Liberty Middle School that she would  “blow this [expletive] place up." The threat was made to a staff member outside of the building during a heated conversation. Steele then left the scene. Liberty Police immediately respon…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Girl Who Attends Walt Whitman High School Accused Of Posting Threat Of Mass Harm Girl Who Attends Walt Whitman High School Accused Of Posting Threat Of Mass Harm
Girl Who Attends Walt Whitman High School Accused Of Posting Threat Of Mass Harm A teenage girl who attends a Long Island high school has been accused of posting a threat of mass harm on social media. Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers responded to Walt Whitman High School, located in Huntington Station on West Hills Road around midday on Thursday, Feb. 15, the student allegedly made the threat. Officers located and isolated the 15-year-old, and an investigation was conducted in which the student’s locker, book bag and home were searched, said police.  She was arrested at the school at approxim…

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by Joe Lombardi
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region
Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region A 37-year-old man from the region was charged with making an alleged threat against a school district in the region. Sullivan County resident Steven Kelly, of Narrowsburg, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 2 for allegedly making threats against the Sullivan West School District in Jeffersonville.  According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies received information shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, Kelly had made posts on social media expressing his dissatisfaction with the school district.  In his posts, he allegedly referred to a gun. He had also made verba…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
News
63-Year-Old Accused Of Making Threat Of Mass Harm At School In Ronkonkoma 63-Year-Old Accused Of Making Threat Of Mass Harm At School In Ronkonkoma
63-Year-Old Accused Of Making Threat Of Mass Harm At School In Ronkonkoma A man has been apprehended after police say he made a threat of mass harm at a Long Island school. The man, identified as 63-year-old John Carroll, drove into the parking lot of Cherokee Street Elementary School, located in Ronkonkoma, and yelled threatening statements at school staff, at approximately 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Suffolk County Police said. Following an investigation by SCPD Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers, Carroll, a Ronkonkoma resident, was located and taken into custody at his residence at about 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. Carroll was charg…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say
Hate Crime: 14-Year-Old Charged After Threatening LGBTQ Students In Holtsville, Police Say A 14-year-old girl is facing a hate crime charge after investigators reported that she threatened to kill or injure students in the LGBTQ community at her Long Island high school. The teenager, who is a student at Eastern Suffolk BOCES - Sequoya High School in Holtsville, was arrested at about 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Investigators found that the teen, whose identity was not released, texted another 14-year-old student at about 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, and she threatened to kill or injure students in the LGBTQ community and every girl …

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Making Bomb Threat Against Lindenhurst High School Teen Accused Of Making Bomb Threat Against Lindenhurst High School
Teen Accused Of Making Bomb Threat Against Lindenhurst High School A Long Island teen has been charged with allegedly threatening to detonate an explosive device at his high school. The 15-year-old Lindenhurst High School student was arrested on Monday, Nov. 21 at the school located at 300 Charles St., in Lindenhurst, said the Suffolk County Police. Over the past month, the student, whose name is not being released due to his age, made several threats to detonate an explosive device and other violent acts at the school with the intent of injuring staff and students, police said. School officials were made aware of the threat early Monday an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm At Islandia Hotel Man Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm At Islandia Hotel
Man Accused Of Threatening Mass Harm At Islandia Hotel A man has been accused of threatening mass harm at a Long Island hotel. Joshua Hurt, age 28, of Wheatley Heights, wrote a comment on a travel website on Saturday, July 30 threatening to bring a gun to Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel, located in Islandia at 3635 Express Drive North, with the intent of hurting the staff at the gaming facility, Suffolk County Police said. Following an investigation by Suffolk County PD Fourth Precinct Crime Section and Anti-Crime Unit officers, Hurt was arrested on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 6 on Straight Path in Dix Hills.  Hurt was charged with making a thre…

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by Joe Lombardi