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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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Coach, Security Officer At HS In Virginia In Fight Of His Life After Crash
Support is pouring in for a popular member of the Loudoun County Public School system who suffered life-altering injuries in a violent crash last month days before he would have qualified for disability benefits. Jordan Fisher, a Safety and Security Officer and head girl’s varsity field hockey coach at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg spent more than a week in the hospital undergoing extensive treatment after he was struck by a vehicle in Richmond on Saturday, March 11. Fisher suffered from a hematoma in his brain, which led to them removing a part of his skull, which friends and family …
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Two Teachers Accused Of Inappropriate Relationships With Students On Same Day In VA: Sheriff
Two teachers in Virginia are facing charges for alleged inappropriate relationships that they carried on with students in Frederick County. Emily Walker, a PE teacher and basketball coach at Frederick County Middle School, and Matthew Geyer, a teacher’s aide at Sherando High School, have both been arrested following an investigation into separate allegations of reckless behavior, officials announced on Thursday, March 23. The investigation into the pair was launched two weeks ago, when school officials notified Frederick County School Resource Officers about the situation inside each build…
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Misspelled Message On Stafford Middle School Bathroom Wall Misses Mark, Sheriff Muses
Some students in Stafford County should spend more time in the classroom and less time vandalizing property. More time in English class might behoove a group of students at Stafford County Middle School who were caught after tagging a bathroom with a comically misspelled message for their classmates. “It all about money and muder,” they wrote. You might be able to infer what the vandals were trying to convey. The incident was reported at approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, March 20 inside a restroom at the middle school. Investigators say that two students used spray paint to deface the …
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Teen Hospitalized After Shooting Near Southeast DC Elementary School Campus
Recognize this vehicle? Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted gunman who shot a boy not far from a DC school on Monday afternoon. At approximately 2:15 p.m. on Monday, March 13, police say that they were called to the 2200 block of 14th Street in Southeast, DC to investigate a shooting. Upon arrival, officials say that officers located a crime scene, but no victim, though they were soon advised that a teen victim was located at an area hospital receiving treatment for a non-life-threaten…
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Virginia Middle School Placed On Lockdown To Investigate 'Written Threat' (
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An Arlington middle school was placed into a temporary lockdown on Friday afternoon as the police investigated a reported “written threat” that was discovered. At approximately 1 p.m. on Friday, March 10, a spokesperson from Arlington Public Schools advised that Gunston Middle School had been placed in lockdown due to the undisclosed threat that was reported. APS Alert: @APSGunston is currently in Lockdown. Check email for more information. Do not come to the school. — Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) March 10, 2023 Police were called to the building to investigate the threat, …
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Police Arrest 12-Year-Old Girl For Making Social Media Threats Toward Prince William County MS
Police say that a 12-year-old girl is facing charges after allegedly making threats of violence toward a middle school in Prince William County. Earlier this week, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate a potential threat of violence that was made on social media toward Lake Ridge Middle School in Woodbridge. The investigation determined that a young girl who was later identified as a student at a different school, posted threats over Snapchat, which were immediately brought to the police by a Lake Ridge student, who alerted her parents about th…
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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 Manassas: 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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School Employee In VA Accused Of Assaulting Student In Fairfax County: Police
The monthlong investigation into an alleged assault involving a Fairfax County educator and student has led to charges for a school employee, authorities announced. Fouzia Masood Khan, 59, of Springfield, an employee at Saratoga Elementary School has been charged with simple assault of a student by detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crime Bureau’s Child Abuse Squad. Khan was reportedly an instructional assistant at the school. It is alleged that in January, a school employee observed Khan dragging a student by the arm down the hall, and immediately reported …
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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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Teen Accused Of Threatening To Bomb Manassas High School Busted By Police
A 15-year-old boy has been identified as the suspect behind a bomb threat that targeted a Manassas high school, authorities announced on Wednesday, Feb. 15. A caller, later identified as the teen, reportedly contacted Unity Reed High School stating that there was a bomb in his vehicle on Thursday, Jan. 26, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson. During the investigation, officers were informed that Manassas City Police were investigating a similar threat in their jurisdiction, and the two agencies were able to later determine that the threats at both schools cam…
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