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Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak
Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Students and staff at a Virginia high school were temporarily out in the cold on Tuesday morning after a precautionary evacuation. Loudoun County High School was evacuated shortly after 9 a.m. on Jan. 30 due to the reported presence of the odor of gas throughout parts of the building, according to police. A School Resource Officer assigned to the building from the Leesburg Police Department coordinated with school staff to safely get everyone out while Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews investigated and gave the all-clear before noon on Tuesday. Classes resumed normally and there isn't e…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (DEVELOPING) Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (Developing) A Virginia elementary school was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after a threat was made against the building. An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department at round 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, after a threat targeting Charles Barrett Elementary School on Martha Custis Drive was reported. Officers were called to the building and there is expected to be a heavy police presence at and around the school throughout the day. All students and staff were being evacuated as a precaution.  The nature of the threat has not been disclosed by the police. ALERT: There is a h…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom
Virginia High School Evacuated Due To Fire In Bathroom A small fire forced the evacuation of a Virginia high school shortly after students came to class on Wednesday morning, officials say. Crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were called to South Lakes High School in the 11400 block of South Lakes Drive in Reston at around 9:15 a.m. on Jan. 3 to investigate a reported fire. The building was evacuated as a precaution, and officials say that investigators were quickly able to locate the fire inside a bathroom in the building. Firefighters were able to survey the situation and extinguished the fire without incident. There wer…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
EVACUATION: High School In Fredericksburg Takes Precaution After Receiving Threats EVACUATION: High School In Fredericksburg Takes Precaution After Receiving Threats
Evacuation: High School In Fredericksburg Takes Precaution After Receiving Threats Students and faculty at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg were evacuated on Wednesday, September 14, after the school received threats, police said.Sometime before noon, police arrived at the school to investigate a possible threat, while those on campus took precaution and evacuated, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. At around 1 p.m., police and a K-9 unit finished searching the school and reported they did not find any threat, officials said. Law enforcement remained at the school to ensure the safety of the individuals there, police reported.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police
Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police Authorities say they arrested a Loudoun County teenager and charged him with sending a bomb threat to his school on Wednesday, June 1, that triggered an evacuation order.  Administrators at Potomac Falls High School in Sterling received an email this afternoon that claimed a bomb was hidden somewhere on campus. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced late Wednesday that they had traced who sent the email and issued a warrant for his arrest.  Deputies do not release the names of juvenile suspects, but they said officials charged him with three counts of threats to bomb. It's unclear w…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Loudoun County School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat (UPDATE) Loudoun County School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat (UPDATE)
Loudoun County School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat (Update) Authorities evacuated a Loudoun County high school on Wednesday, June 1, after a staff member received a note that claimed someone had planted a bomb in the building.  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spent the afternoon going over Potomac Falls High School with bomb-sniffing dogs and found nothing, authorities said. Additional deputies will be on hand at the Sterling school on Thursday, June 2, "out of an abundance of caution" though they suspect the threat was likely a hoax.  FINAL UPDATE (4:20 pm) pic.twitter.com/TBFL65vRx0 — Loudoun County Sheriff (@LoudounSheriff) June 1, 2022 …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Called To Loudoun County School For Science Project Gone Wrong Bomb Squad Called To Loudoun County School For Science Project Gone Wrong
Bomb Squad Called To Loudoun County School For Science Project Gone Wrong A science project at an Ashburn high school ended with the bomb squad evacuating students this week.  On Monday, May 23, administrators at Independence High School contacted the school's resource officer about some scorch marks on the sidewalk outside of the school, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.  During the investigation, the deputy found a suspicious-looking device and contacted the Loudoun County Bomb Squad and the Fire Marshal's Office, an incident report said. They evacuated the school for 30 minutes until they knew it was safe.  Deputies later dete…

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by Josh Lanier