Bowie, MD
Schools
Girl Dies After Shooting Near Prince George's County Schools: Police (UPDATED) Girl Dies After Shooting Near Prince George's County Schools: Police (UPDATED)
Girl Dies After Shooting Near Prince George's County Schools: Police (Updated) Lockdown protocols were initiated at a pair of schools in Prince George's County after a reported shooting, officials announced. The Prince George's County Police Department were called to the intersection of Palamear Drive and Woodstream Drive in Lanham on Monday afternoon to investigate a reported shooting. Police say that before 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, a woman was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition, prompting lockdowns at DuVal High School and Robert Goddard Middle School, which both had activities going on at the time. The agency later confirmed that the girl died…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Schools
Maryland Middle School Locked Down Due To Police Investigation (DEVELOPING) Maryland Middle School Locked Down Due To Police Investigation (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Middle School Locked Down Due To Police Investigation (Developing) Some schools in Baltimore County were on high alert on Monday afternoon as police conducted an investigation. Officers were called to the area of Lansdowne and Silerton roads at around 3:40 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11, prompting a temporary lockdown of Lansdowne Middle and Elementary schools, officials said. The high school had already been dismissed for the day. There is currently a police presence in the area of Lansdowne and Silerton Roads as officers with the Baltimore County Police Department conduct an investigation. Lansdowne MS is on a lockout status until further notice. pic.twit…

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by Zak Failla
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Schools
Boys DID NOT Have AR-15 Causing Central PA School To Lockdown: State Police Boys DID NOT Have AR-15 Causing Central PA School To Lockdown: State Police
Boys DID NOT Have AR-15 Causing Central PA School To Lockdown: State Police Multiple callers to 911 claimed to see two boys with an AR-15 walking towards a school, but what Pennsylvania State Police discovered was a bit different.  The 16 and 13-year-old boys were reportedly dressed in camouflage carrying the weapon towards the Greenwood School District just after noon on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to a state police release.  The school followed lockdown procedures while PSP Lewistown and Aviation searched for the boys.  With help from the helicopter, they were located by state police.  The boys were discovered in the 100 block of North Marke…

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by Jillian Pikora
Greenburgh, NY
Police & Fire
School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Greenburgh School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Greenburgh
School Locks Down After Man Shouts Obscenities At Student In Greenburgh An elementary school in Westchester briefly enacted emergency procedures after a man shouted obscenities at a young student outside of the building, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, June 22 just before 1 p.m., when Greenburgh Police responded to the Seely Place School at 51 Seely Pl. on a report of a man shouting obscenities and making an obscene gesture to a child standing just outside of the building.  According to Captain Frank Farina, the school was placed in lockdown while police responded to the scene and made sure the area was safe.  After no thre…

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by Ben Crnic
Bowie, MD
Schools
ATF Special Agents Join Search For Gunman Causing Bowie HS Lockdown (UPDATED) ATF Special Agents Join Search For Gunman Causing Bowie HS Lockdown (UPDATED)
ATF Special Agents Join Search For Gunman Causing Bowie HS Lockdown (Updated) Bowie High School has been placed on a lockdown, and parents are being advised to avoid the area due to an investigation in the area, according to police. An alert was issued by the Bowie Police Department at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, cautioning that the school is on a lockdown for an undisclosed reason. June 7, 1:15PM: BOWIE HIGH SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWNTHE HIGH SCHOOL IS ON LOCKDOWN AT THIS TIME. FOR PICK UP, PLEASE STAY CLEAR OF THE SCHOOL FOR YOUR SAFETY, THE SAFETY OF THOSE INSIDE, AND THE POLICE OFFICERS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOO. POLICE WILL ADVISE WHEN THE AREA IS SAFE — Bowie Police…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
911 Hangup Call Brings Large Police Presence To Fairfax High School 911 Hangup Call Brings Large Police Presence To Fairfax High School
911 Hangup Call Brings Large Police Presence To Fairfax High School A large police presence was reported at Fairfax High School Tuesday, June 6 due to a 911 hangup call, police said. The incident was reported just before 1:10 p.m. The school was reportedly placed on lockdown, but lifted around 2 p.m. when no active threat was found, police said. Students were commenting photos of themselves during the lockdown on the Fairfax County PD's tweet announcing the incident. Lion Run and Blenheim Boulevard in front of the high school were closed. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
Traffic
Roads Reopened After Investigation Into 'Hazardous Device' In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING) Roads Reopened After Investigation Into 'Hazardous Device' In Baltimore County (DEVELOPING)
Roads Reopened After Investigation Into 'Hazardous Device' In Baltimore County (Developing) Traffic has reopened in Middle River and a school lockdown has been lifted following an investigation into an explosive device by Baltimore County Police. At approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, detectives were conducting a joint investigation at a home in the 700 block of Middle River Road when they came upon a suspicious device that was potentially an explosive, police say. The situation forced a road closure on Middle River Road between Compass Road and Biggs Road for more than an hour while the Baltimore County Police Department’s HazMat team investigated. (9:06 a.m.) Middle …

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley
Update: Man Charged With Lighting Fireworks, Causing School Lockdown In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man faces numerous charges after allegedly lighting off fireworks that were mistaken for gunshots near an elementary school, causing a lockdown and emergency response, police said.  Putnam County resident Alexander Welsh of Cold Spring, age 28, was arrested on Monday, May 15 after allegedly lighting off fireworks near Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, causing it to go into lockdown, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Earlier Report - Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School In Putnam County To Lock Dow…

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by Ben Crnic
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (UPDATE) NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (UPDATE)
NY Thieves ID'd In Multi-Highway Pursuit That Hurt Troopers: PSP (Update) UPDATE: The alleged thieves who stole a vehicle and caused a chase that seriously hurt two Pennsylvania state troopers have been identified as the following Brooklyn, NY men, according to a PSP release on Monday, May 22. Latrell White, 22-years-old. Terrence Caton, 26-years-old. Julien Fleury, 27-years-old. All three have been denied bail, according to their court dockets. Fleury and Caton have been charged with the following, as detailed in their dockets.  Felony theft by unlawful taking- movable property. Felony fleeing or attempting to elude an officer. Felony evading arrest or dete…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Schools
'Gun' Held By Masked Man Causes Lockdown In Mt. Holly Springs, PSP Says 'Gun' Held By Masked Man Causes Lockdown In Mt. Holly Springs, PSP Says
'Gun' Held By Masked Man Causes Lockdown In Mt. Holly Springs, PSP Says A Carlisle elementary was locked down when people saw a masked man carrying what looked like a gun walking nearby on Thursday, May 18, 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  W.G. Rice Elementary School, part of the South Middleton Area School District, locked down while police looked for the man, authorities say.  Zachary Kramer, 20, of Carlisle was found with a backpack that contained a realistic air soft gun, suspected drugs, and drug paraphernalia, PSP said. The school's lockdown only lasted from 9 to 9:45 a.m., according to the school.  None of Kramer's threats …

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by Jillian Pikora
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Game Of Assassins Prompts Lockdown Of Delco Elementary Schools Game Of Assassins Prompts Lockdown Of Delco Elementary Schools
Game Of Assassins Prompts Lockdown Of Delco Elementary Schools Two Delaware County elementary schools were locked down early Wednesday after a prankster with a water gun was mistaken for an armed person, authorities say.  It happened around 8:30 a.m. on May 17, Ridley Township police wrote in a release. Witnesses reported a person with a gun hiding in some bushes near Notre Dame DeLourdes School, 990 Fairview Road, they said.  Ridley and Nether Providence police responded and locked down the school, as well as nearby Grace Park Elementary, 1097 7th Ave, authorities wrote.  Investigators soon found the "gunman," who turned out …

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by Mac Bullock
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley
Fireworks Mistaken For Gunshots Cause School To Lock Down In Hudson Valley A school in the Hudson Valley was put on lockdown after noises that sounded like gunshots were heard near the campus, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, May 15 at Haldane Elementary School in Cold Spring, when at around 12:15 p.m., noises that sounded like a firearm discharging were heard near the school by a school resource officer, according to Haldane Central School District Superintendent Phil Benante.   The noise prompted the school to initiate a lockdown of all students and staff in accordance with the district's emergency management protocols, and…

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by Ben Crnic