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Teen Making Social Media Threats Targeting Leesburg MS Posed As His Victim, Police Say Teen Making Social Media Threats Targeting Leesburg MS Posed As His Victim, Police Say
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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by Zak Failla
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Threat Of Violence At Leesburg Middle School Under Investigation, Police Say Threat Of Violence At Leesburg Middle School Under Investigation, Police Say
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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by Zak Failla
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Threat At Virginia Middle School 'Not Credible' According To Police Threat At Virginia Middle School 'Not Credible' According To Police
Threat At Virginia Middle School 'Not Credible' According To Police One underage suspect is in custody in Leesburg after making a threat involving Harper Park Middle School. The Leesburg Police Department was advised by the School Resource Officer assigned to the middle school of a threat made by a juvenile student on Tuesday, Jan. 10 involving the building on Potomac Station Drive NE. According to officials, the department is working with Loudoun County Public Schools regarding the threat, which is not believed to be credible. The teen has been turned over to a parent and police are leaving the discipline to the school district. The nature of the threat w…

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by Annie DeVoe