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Instagram Post Prompts Threat Investigation At Virginia High School
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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No Joking Matter: Threat Targeting VA School Deemed Prank
There will be an increased police presence at a Virginia high school on Tuesday when students return to class after a recent social media threat was investigated by the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Over the weekend, the sheriff’s office was made aware of an online social media threat to a school with the initials “RHS,” which are believed to represent Riverbend High School, officials said. Following “an extensive investigation,” detectives from the sheriff’s office were able to identify the student who posted the threat on social media, and it was ultimately deemed not credible, and was p…
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Teen Making Social Media Threats Targeting Leesburg MS Posed As His Victim, Police Say
One teen is in custody and a second out of hot water after police investigated a bait-and-switch involving a social media threat of violence at a Leesburg middle school last week. Police say that a different juvenile has been identified as a suspect in connection to the threat involving a firearm that was tied to a Harper Park Middle School student on Friday, Feb. 17. The investigation into the threat initially led police to apprehend a teen as a suspect on Friday; however, that teen was ultimately found out to be victim in this case, and his purported victim was actually the aggressor posi…
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Elementary School Student Accused Of Making Social Threats Toward Girl In Virginia: Police
A young boy has been accused of threatening a middle school girl in Manassas, authorities say. On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 15, an 11-year-old girl reportedly received a social media threat by a 12-year-old boy, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson. School officials were made aware of the threat the following day at the Pennington Traditional School, located at 9305 Stonewall Road, police say. The school contacted police after hearing about the threat, and identified the 12-year-old boy as the suspect. After consultations with Juvenile Court Servi…
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Threat Of Violence At Leesburg Middle School Under Investigation, Police Say
A social media threat of violence at a Leesburg middle school is under investigation on Friday afternoon, police say. The Leesburg Police Department was advised of a threat involving a firearm tied to a Harper Park Middle School student on Friday, Feb. 17, and jumped into action according to a spokesperson for the agency. Officials said that the student in question was quickly located on Friday morning, and the teen didn't have a gun or any other weapon at the time he was questioned. The incident is now under investigation by the Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigations Section a…
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