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School Lockdown
Albany, NY
Schools
Reports Of Armed Man Prompt Lockdown At Albany Elementary School (
Developing
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An Albany elementary school was placed on lockdown following a large police response nearby. Officers responded to Livingston Avenue near Ten Broeck Street for reports of an armed individual just before 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, an Albany Police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Multiple units were on scene attempting to locate an armed man, according to preliminary radio traffic. Local schools in the area were placed on lockdown, including Arbor Hill Elementary, out of precaution, police said. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured. No other details were available. …
Rockville, MD
Schools
BB Gun, Bullet Found In Northwood High School Classroom; Teens Arrested After Lockdown: Police
Two 15-year-old students are facing charges after a Maryland high school was placed on lockdown Thursday when officers found a BB gun and a live round of ammunition inside the building, officials said. Montgomery County Police said Northwood High School went into lockdown just after 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, when reports came in that a student may have a firearm inside. School administrators and Community Engagement Officers searched a classroom and found two students. On a desk near one of the teens, police said they saw a gun magazine. A search of the students led to the recovery…
Rockville, MD
Schools
Gun Reports Trigger Two Police Responses, Lockdown At Northwood High School (
Developing
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Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to Northwood High School twice Thursday for separate reports of a possible gun near campus. The school was locked down around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, as officers investigated reports of a gun — their second call of the day. Earlier, shortly after 11 a.m., officers were called to the 11200 block of Old Georgetown Road to investigate reports of a person with a gun, prompting officials to place Northwood High School in “secure status.” That incident was ultimately cleared. As of 1 p.m. Thursday, police were still inv…
Reading, PA
Schools
Woman Fires Gun Outside PA Home Bordering 2 Schools, Triggering Lockdown: DA
Gunfire near two schools during a domestic dispute sent classrooms into lockdown and caused panic in the community, the Clinton County District Attorney announced in a newly released update on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Ashley D. Snook, 37, of Cedar Lane in Mill Hall, has pleaded guilty to opening fire with a 9mm pistol just steps from Central Mountain Middle and Mill Hall Elementary School during a domestic incident on the morning of Wednesday, May 28, prosecutors said. One of her shots struck a nearby parked car, prompting both schools to immediately lock down. Pennsylvania State Police rushed to…
Hauppauge, NY
Schools
Former Student Poses With Fake Rifle At Hauppauge HS, Causing Lockdown: Police
A former student sparked a lockdown at a Long Island high school after taking a selfie with an imitation rifle outside the building, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Ericka Rodriguez, 18, of Hauppauge, stood in front of her alma mater, Hauppauge High School at 437 Lincoln Boulevard, and posed for a selfie holding what turned out to be a spring-loaded imitation rifle around 11:20 a.m., police said. School officials initiated a lockdown after the incident, but no one was injured, according to the release. Rodriguez was arrested and charged with: Unlawful Possessio…
New Britain, CT
Schools
Person Arrested With Weapon Near New Britain High School: Reports
A person was arrested near New Britain High School on Friday, May 23, after being spotted with a weapon, according to authorities. The school's principal notified parents that the campus was placed on lockdown when officials saw a suspicious individual approaching the 110 Mill St. school, NBC Connecticut reported. The lockdown was lifted after police took the suspect into custody. A call to New Britain police seeking details about the suspect, the weapon, or their motives was not immediately returned. School officials told reporters that the school resumed a normal class schedule following…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Fort Lee High School Bathroom Stabbing, Prosecutor Says
A 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a classmate multiple times inside a Fort Lee High School bathroom, authorities said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 8, at approximately 10:52 a.m., according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A Fort Lee Police Department officer, assigned to the high school, made an emergency radio call reporting a stabbing at the school, located at 3000 Lemoine Ave. Additional police units from nearby jurisdictions responded. Officers arrived to find a male juvenile student who had been stabbed in the ne…
Dundalk, MD
Police & Fire
Armed Suspect Found Dead In Home After Standoff With Police In Dundalk (
Updated
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An hours-long standoff in Dundalk ended in tragedy Tuesday after an armed man who opened fire on officers was found dead inside his home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities confirmed. Officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the 2500 block of Gray Manor Terrace around 7:30 a.m. on April 1 for reports of a prior gunfire incident, according to the agency. While investigating, officers were suddenly fired upon by a nearby resident, officials said. Police returned fire and immediately called for a barricade. The situation forced multiple area sc…
Dundalk, MD
News
Armed Suspect Barricades Self In Dundalk Home, Schools Locked Down: Police (
Developing
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A heavy police presence has flooded a residential street in Dundalk where an armed suspect has barricaded themselves inside a home, Baltimore County Police said Tuesday morning. Officers responded to Gray Manor Terrace near German Hill Road around 9:00 a.m. on April 1 after receiving reports of an armed subject refusing to come out. Authorities immediately issued a shelter-in-place order for neighbors and warned residents to stay away from windows and exterior doors. Multiple schools in the area — Battle Grove Elementary, Charlesmont Elementary, and General John Stricker Middle — were place…
South Brunswick, NJ
Schools
South Brunswick Student Brought Knife To School, Causing Lockdown: Police
A 17-year-old was arrested and charged on Tuesday, March 4, after they brought a knife to South Brunswick High School, forcing a lockdown, authorities said. At 2:15 p.m., a South Brunswick High School staff member said two students reported another student had made threatening statements and had a knife, South Brunswick police said. The school was immediately placed on lockdown, police said. Within minutes a dozen South Brunswick officers responded to the school and began a systematic search, police said. Upon speaking with the students, officers recognized the suspect's description, …
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Disgruntled Employee Who Opened Fire At Former Supervisor In Southern MD Learns Prison Fate
A jilted employee who opened fire at his former workplace and supervisor's office received a harsh sentence in St. Mary's County, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Sidney Joseph Spry, 29, was sentenced to 75 years in prison with 52 years to serve for attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and weapons offenses. According to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office, "the Maryland Sentencing Guidelines called for a sentence between 10 to 17 years. "The State requested the maximum penalty of 95 years in prison. The total sentence imposed …
Linden, NJ
Police & Fire
Lockdown Lifted At Linden Elementary School After Attempted Carjacking: Police
Two juveniles were apprehended on Tuesday, Jan. 28 after an attempted lockdown caused a Linden elementary school to be briefly placed on lockdown, authorities said. At 8:30 a.m., officers responded to the 700 block of E. Curtis Street on reports of an attempted carjacking and School #1 was notified and placed on lockdown, Linden police said. Two juveniles wearing masks approached a vehicle as it was stopped along the curb, police said. The suspects opened the driver's side door, motioned as if they had a weapon, and ordered the driver to get out, police said. The driver ignored the su…
Severn, MD
Schools
Student Stabbed At Meade High School In Severn, Police Lock Down Campus (
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Anne Arundel County police swarmed Meade High School in Severn on Thursday morning, January 23, following reports of a stabbing that left one student hospitalized. The incident, which unfolded on campus, prompted an immediate lockdown. Students are being held in their classrooms until further notice as authorities investigate the scene. “No one is allowed in or out of the building at this time, so please do not go to the school to pick up your students,” Anne Arundel County Police advised. The student injured in the attack has been transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their cond…
Union, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Teens Arrested After Discarded Loaded Gun Forces Union HS Into Lockdown: Police
Two teenagers were arrested after they discarded a loaded firearm in the bushes near Union High School, prompting a lockdown, on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 21, authorities said. At 8:11 a.m., officers responded to a resident near Union High School who reported finding a fanny pack in the bushes near Stahuber Drive, Township of Union police said. Officers responded and determined the fanny pack had a loaded Smith and Weston 380 handgun in it, police said. Detectives also responded to the scene and located a home that had an exterior camera and they were able to view the footage that…
Enfield, CT
Schools
Student Brought BB Gun To Enfield High School, Causing Lockdown, Early Dismissal: Police
A Connecticut high school was put on lockdown and students were sent home early after a teenager brought what appeared to be a pistol and showed it off in a bathroom, authorities said. Martin Williams, 18, of Enfield, was charged with including carrying a dangerous weapon, possessing a weapon on school grounds, first-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child, and first-degree breach of peace, Enfield Police said. Related: 8 CT Elementary School Students Hospitalized After Bus Crash Students at Enfield High School told the school's resource officer around 10:30 a.m…
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
School Locked Down After Teen Shot In Harrisburg In Broad Daylight: Police
A teen is in the hospital after being shot in Harrisburg at noon on Thursday, Oct. 24, city police announced. Officers had been called to a report of shots fired at the intersection of North Thirteenth & Herr streets. They arrived to find the juvenile boy suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Downey Elementary School, located at 1313 Monroe Street was briefly on lockdown due to the “incident”, a spokesperson for Harrisburg School District said. He was taken to an area hospital where he remains in stable condition. An investigation is ongoing. Anyone w…
Bladensburg-Cheverly, MD
Schools
Police Called In To Probe Threat Made By Group Of Students Targeting Bladensburg High School
Threats of violence at a Prince George's County high school were proven to be unfounded, but not before giving some administrators a scare on Tuesday morning. Investigators were called in early on Sept. 24 to Bladensburg High School on 57th Avenue to probe a reported threat of violence that was made by a group of students, officials say. "Out an abundance of caution, every threat is taken seriously," according to a spokesperson from the Prince George's County Police Department, who confirmed that there was never a credible threat to the building. During the investigation into the thr…
New Britain, CT
Schools
Vance Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder
Officials in Connecticut said there is no threat following a "swatting" call on Monday, Sept. 23, that claimed an armed intruder was inside an elementary school. It's part of a growing trend of hoax calls promising violence at schools. Hartford County's Vance Elementary School in New Britain was forced to go into lockdown on Monday after a call was placed to the main office around 11 a.m., said Tony Gasper, superintendent of the Consolidated School District of New Britain in a message to parents, per NBC Connecticut. Related: Dozens Of Connecticut Schools Have Received Th…
Kerhonkson-Accord, NY
Police & Fire
11th-Grader Caught With BB Gun At School In Accord
An 11th-grade male student at a Hudson Valley high school was nabbed with a BB gun in his backpack. The incident occurred in Ulster County at Rondout Valley High School in Accord around noon on Tuesday, Sept. 17. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, school administrators received a report of a potential weapon on campus and notified the school resource officer. In addition, they put in place a lockdown and lockout at both the high school and the middle school. The school resource officer requested additional police support to search the campus, and officials said that multiple …
Bloomfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Juveniles Arrested After Causing Bloomfield High School Lockdown: Police
Two juveniles were arrested and charged after trespassing at Bloomfield High School on Wednesday, Sept. 11, causing a lockdown. Bloomfield High School was placed on lockdown after law enforcement was notified of two juveniles within the vicinity of the high school, Bloomfield police said in a release. The lockdown was lifted after officers cleared the building, police said. Detectives were able to positively identify the two juveniles who were not students or Bloomfield residents, police said. The two juveniles were taken into custody and were charged with acts of juvenile delin…
Bloomfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Lockdown Lifted At Bloomfield High School: Police
Bloomfield High School was placed on lockdown after an unauthorized juvenile was located near the building on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Officers were notified by high school staff about the juvenile and the building was placed on lockdown as law enforcement conducted a search, Bloomfield police said. Officers said the unauthorized individual left the area of the high school, police said. There were no reported injuries and everyone is safe, police said. The lockdown was lifted and normal activity resumed at the high school, police said.
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Double Carteret Shooting: What We Know
Two people were flown to the hospital after being shot in Carteret Wednesday morning, June 12, officials said. The incident happened outside of a Roosevelt Avenue home around 9 a.m., Mayor Dan Reiman said. UPDATE: 2 Females Shot, 1 Dead In Carteret; Suspect Sought, Police Say Carteret Police, mutual aid and other emergency services were on scene as of press time. Out of an abundance of caution, Minue School located a half-mile away from the incident was locked down, Reiman noted. Further Updates will be provided by the CPD and Middlesex County Prosecutors office as they b…
Gaithersburg, MD
Schools
Update
: Lockdown Lifted After Reports Of Gunfire At Montgomery County Elementary School
UPDATE: The lockdown was lifted shortly before 3:35 p.m., police said, adding that no threat was discovered, and all extracurricular activities would resume as planned. UPDATE: The lockdown has been lifted at Fox Chapel Elementary School. There is no known threat at this time. The students will return to their normal dismissal and extra-curricular activities. #mcpd #mcpnews pic.twitter.com/F3zDFaEAJq — Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) March 13, 2024 ----------------------------------------------- A Montgomery County elementary school was placed under lockdown after rep…
Port Chester, NY
Police & Fire
Threat Made To Port Chester Middle School Causes Lockdowns
Several schools in a Westchester village were put into lockdown after one of them received a threat, officials said. New, updated report - New Update: Threat To Port Chester Middle School Came From Student Inside Building The threat was made to Port Chester Middle School on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the school district announced. After the threat was received, all Port Chester schools were immediately put into lockdowns, which were eventually lifted later in the day. Police are continuing to investigate the incident, school officials said, adding that students and staff would r…
Lower Paxton, PA
Schools
Handgun Found In Central PA High School Forces Closure For Days
Following a "systematic search" of a Central Pennsylvania school — with help from Pennsylvania and Maryland State Police — administrators have announced a full closure until Tuesday, Feb. 20, according to a press conference on the evening of Feb. 15. The gun was shown in a photo to an assistant principal at Central Dauphin East High School by a male student around 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 15, police were immediately contacted and a lockdown was initiated, according to the school administrators and Pennsylvania State Police. Until the handgun was located in the Harrisburg…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Bullet Found On School Grounds In Hudson Valley, Causes Lockdown
Authorities are investigating after a bullet was found outside a middle school in the Hudson Valley, prompting the building to enter into a lockdown. The incident happened in Putnam County on Thursday, Feb. 8, when a single bullet was found in a grassy area outside George Fischer Middle School in Carmel just before noon, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The discovery prompted the school to go into lockdown for 45 minutes as authorities searched the building and grounds. The investigation into the discovery is still ongoing, Gr…
Lancaster, PA
Schools
Stabbing With False 'Gunshots' Leads To Elementary School Lockdown In East Petersburg: Police
A false report of "gunshots" at what turned out to be a stabbing led to a lockdown at an elementary school and a shelter-in-place order, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Tuesday. Officers with the NLCRPD were called to a stabbing in the 2300 Block of Lawnwood Court in East Petersburg at 9:03 a.m. on Feb. 6. Arriving officers found a 42-year-old had been stabbed and the 36-year-old man who allegedly stabbed her fled on foot before the police came. The woman was taken by EMS to an area hospital with "non-life-threatening inju…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
South Brunswick High School Locked Down: Police
South Brunswick High School was locked down early Wednesday, Jan. 31 because of an unspecified incident, authorities said. At 8:30 a.m., the South Brunswick School Resource Officer and high school administration placed the school on lockdown, South Brunswick police said. The staff and officer were investigating information they had received minutes earlier. Additional officers arrived at the school and by 8:34 a.m., the student in question was located, police said. At 8:37 a.m. the school lockdown was lifted and normal school operations resumed. Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said, "I know…
Fredericksburg, VA
Schools
Students Cited For Assault, Battery By Mob For Fight That Led To Lockdown At VA School: Sheriff
Staff members were assaulted and several students are facing discpline after a wild day at a Stafford County High School that could have further consequences moving forward. All hands were on deck on Monday morning at Brooke Point High School on Courthouse Road, when a large fight broke out, prompting a rapid response from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, which was called in due to the number of students involved. A spokesperson for the agency said that deputies and school staff were able to separate the warring parties, though the incident "would spark numerous disturbances throughout…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Student Arrested After Bringing Gun To Union Catholic HS: Police
A student at Union Catholic High School was arrested after they brought a handgun to school on Monday, Jan. 22, authorities said. At 10:45 a.m., Scotch Plains police was alerted by the high school about a firearm being recovered, Jeffrey Briel, the chief of police, said. The school was immediately placed on lockdown as police recovered the weapon, Briel said. There was no threat or harm to the school, students or personnel, Briel said. The Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district as well as schools nearby were also placed in a temporary lockdown out of an abundance of caution, Briel said.…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Barricaded Felon Caused Police Incident In Columbia Borough: Authorities
A police incident closed a street and put two schools in Columbia Borough into lockdowns on Friday, police announced. The incident began when police attempted to issue a warrant for 40-year-old Charles Nathan Harris for a warrant related to a weapons violation, the police explained on the evening of Jan. 5. Court records show the weapons offense happened in Mount Joy Borough on Jan. 18, 2023, and he forfeited his bail on Dec. 29, 2023. The police incident happened in the 300 block of Cherry Street, borough police explained, although it initially closed the 200 and 400 blocks as well.…
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