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Staff Member Accused Of Pinching Teen Student On Bus At Prince William County School: Police
A school staff member at a Prince William County was charged following an alleged inappropriate incident with an 18-year-old student, police say. Late last week, the SRO assigned to Freedom High School in Woodbridge launched an investigation into an assault by a staffer against a teen last month. According to the Prince William County Police Department, it was determined that an 18-year-old student was on a bus in the parking lot of the school when she encountered a school security officer, later identified as 41-year-old Dumfries resident Pedro Chirino. It is alleged that during tha…
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Loudoun County Public Schools Monitoring 'Multiple' Rumored Threats,' Officials Say
There may be an increased police presence outside of schools in Loudoun County when students arrived to class on Thursday morning due to possible threats spreading on social media. Late on Wednesday night, an alert was issued by Loudoun Public Schools staff after they were made aware of multiple rumored threats against different LCPS schools. "All information has been reported to our local law enforcement agencies and LCPS Safety and Security, which immediately began investigating," Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence said. "While these threats have thus far been determined to be non…
Police & Fire
Grown Man Busted Bringing Handgun Into High School Football Stadium In Virginia: Police
Friday Night Lights nearly turned into Friday Night Fights after a man was busted with a handgun walking into a football game in Prince William County. Albert Trayvon Smith, 29, is facing several criminal charges after he was caught on campus at Potomac High School at a non-school-related football game late in the afternoon on Saturday, Nov. 18, according to police. The Virginia Beach resident was caught by off-duty officers who were working security at the game. According to police, while checking bags at the entrance of the football stadium, they found a gun inside Smith's belongings, an…
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Teen Accused Of Making Bomb Threat Targeting HS Teacher With Suspicious Package In PWC: Police
Authorities had to be called to a Prince William County high school to close out the week after a student left a teacher an unexpected and undesirable present on her desk. The School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the Potomac High School on Panther Pride Drive in Dumfries was advised at the end of the day on Friday, Feb. 17 that a suspicious package had been located by a teacher. It is alleged that a 15-year-old student from Woodbridge left a wrapped package on the teacher’s desk with a note attached that implied there was a bomb inside. Police say that the teacher quickly notified sch…
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Video Shows Brawl At Spotsylvania HS That Left Teen Hospitalized
Parents are demanding safety improvements after a violent fight caught on video sent at least one student to the hospital with head injuries, reports NBC 4. The fight broke out at Riverbend High School before classes started on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The video shows several students punching each other before one of the teens was thrown to the ground violently. The teen later was revealed to have suffered a severe concussion in the attack. In the background of the video, other students were seen continuing to punch and choke each other, the outlet continues. SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. Eight teenager…
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Two Teens Busted Sharing Gun On School Grounds In Virginia, Police Say
Two teens are facing charges after being busted with firearms on school grounds in Virginia, officials announced. On Friday, Oct. 28, a School Resource Officer at Unity Reed High School on Rixlew Lane in Manassas determined that two minors were in possession of a weapon on school grounds at different times. A spokesperson for the Prince William County Police Department said that the initial investigation found that in the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 26, a firearm was exchanged between two 14-year-old boys while on campus. School security was notified, according to police, and the firearm …
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested After Shooting Students Outside DC School
A 15-year-old gunman has been taken into custody after shooting two students near a public charter school in Washington DC, authorities say. The shooting reportedly occurred in the 4500 block of Lee Street near the intersection of 45th Street around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31. The IDEA Public Charter School put the school on a precautionary lockdown following the shooting, according to the DC Police Department. The victims are currently in a hospital receiving treatment for their injuries and are expected to survive. 8.31.22 Chief Contee provides an update on two separate shooting …
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Two Students Shot By 15-Year-Old Suspect Outside DC Charter School (Developing)
A 15-year-old suspect shot two students outside a D.C. charter school on Wednesday morning, August 31, NBC4 Washington reported. Officers responded to the scene in the 1000 block of 45th Street, right by IDEA Public Charter School, where they found two teens with gunshot wounds, the website said. Law enforcement's initial investigation revealed that one student entered the school not wearing his proper uniform and then left the building, NBC4 Washington said. Then, two other students walked into the building and when they tried to bypass a security guard using a metal detector wand, th…
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Maryland Man Threatens Elementary School With Mass Violence: Sheriff
A Maryland was arrested Wednesday, May 25 for making multiple threats of mass violence towards a school just hours after 19 elementary students and two teachers were killed in a Texas school massacre, authorities said. Earl Benjamin Washington Jr., 46, of Lexington Park, called a business in White Plains and the Gale-Bailey Elementary school making multiple threats of mass violence against them, Tuesday, May 24, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said. "The calls to the specific locations are related to people he knows and is believed to be domestic-related," the sheriff's office…
Police & Fire
Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police
A Florida man is being held without bail after he was arrested for carrying a loaded weapon on school grounds in Virginia, authorities said. Police responded to call about a suspicious vehicle parked near Washington Liberty High School in Arlington around 5:43 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, Arlington County Police said. Upon arrival, officers found a man, later identified as 53-year-old James Drosihn, of St.Augustine, Florida, asleep behind the wheel with drug paraphernalia in plain sight. A search of the vehicle uncovered a firearm, ammunition and controlled substan…
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