Student's Threat To Bring Bomb To School 'Not Credible': North Wildwood PD Student's Threat To Bring Bomb To School 'Not Credible': North Wildwood PD
Student's Threat To Bring Bomb To School 'Not Credible': North Wildwood PD A student was just joking when he made a "concerning statement" about bringing an explosive device to Wildwood Catholic Academy on Thursday, April 3, authorities said. Officers responded to the school after officials alerted them to the student's remarks, North Wildwood police said. During an interview with the student and his parents, it was determined the student's statements was intended as a joke, police said. A search of the student's residence did not find any weapons nor explosives and the student's statement was deemed not credible, police said. "The North Wildwood Police Departmen…
Wanted Woman Called In Bomb Threat To Covington Harper Elementary School, Police Say Wanted Woman Called In Bomb Threat To Covington Harper Elementary School, Police Say
Wanted Woman Called In Bomb Threat To Covington Harper Elementary School, Police Say A Maryland woman is at large after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a Northern Virginia elementary school, triggering a police investigation and arrest warrant, officials said. The Prince William County Police Department says officers responded just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, to Covington-Harper Elementary School in Dumfries after receiving a report of a phone threat. The caller — later identified as 32-year-old Nidera Fortune of Fairmont, Maryland — allegedly called in a bomb threat to the building, prompting school officials to contact police. Investigators quickly determ…
Vineland Man, School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bodily Fluids Learns Fate: Prosecutor Vineland Man, School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bodily Fluids Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Vineland Man, School Janitor Who Contaminated Food With Bodily Fluids Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 27-year-old former school janitor in South Jersey was sentenced on Friday, March. 28, after he previously pleaded guilty to putting bleach and bodily fluids into school items meant for students and staff, authorities said. Giovanni Impellizzeri, a Vineland resident, was sentenced to five years in prison for contaminating the food and three years in prison for possessing child pornography, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. The sentences will run consecutively, authorities said. Impellizzeri recorded the videos and uploaded them to an online chat group while working at Elizabe…
Woodbridge Installing Metal Detectors At High Schools: Superintendent Woodbridge Installing Metal Detectors At High Schools: Superintendent
Woodbridge Installing Metal Detectors At High Schools: Superintendent The Woodbridge Township School District is installing metal detectors at its high schools after a student brought a loaded gun to school earlier this month. On Tuesday, March 18, a 17-year-old was arrested at Woodbridge High School after a loaded gun was found in his backpack, after he sent another student threatening text messages, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Township Police Director Joseph Nisky said. Superintendent Joseph Massimino said the district had received a positive response to using metal detectors at athletic and co-curricular events this scho…
Educator Injured Breaking Up Student Fight In School Hallway In Middletown: Superintendent Educator Injured Breaking Up Student Fight In School Hallway In Middletown: Superintendent
Educator Injured Breaking Up Student Fight In School Hallway In Middletown: Superintendent An educator was injured while trying to stop a fight involving eight students at an Orange County high school.  The incident happened on Tuesday, March 25, inside Middletown High School and lasted about 27 seconds, Superintendent Amy Creeden said in a message to the Enlarged City School District of Middletown community.  "One of our dedicated educators, who was in the hallway, intervened to de-escalate the situation and ensure safety,” Creeden wrote, adding, “Unfortunately, this educator required medical attention as a result of the altercation.” Creeden said the district is cond…
Student Brought Imitation Firearm To School: Howell Twp PD Student Brought Imitation Firearm To School: Howell Twp PD
Student Brought Imitation Firearm To School: Howell Twp PD A student brought an imitation firearm to a middle school in Howell Township on Tuesday, March 25, authorities said. At 7:30 a.m., officers responded to Middle School North after the student created a 3-D printed imitation firearm, transported it on the bus and brought it school, Howell Township police said. The incident was reported to staff, who retrieved the firearm, which was inoperable and non-functioning, police said. There is no safety concerns for any students, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said. 
Girl, 12, Charged With Hate Crime Over Incident At Waterbury Middle School: Cops Girl, 12, Charged With Hate Crime Over Incident At Waterbury Middle School: Cops
Girl, 12, Charged With Hate Crime Over Incident At Waterbury Middle School: Cops A 12-year-old Connecticut middle school student has been charged with a hate crime after a fight involving four seventh-graders at Wallace Middle School, which police say was motivated by religion and ethnicity. Waterbury police said that the student was issued a juvenile court summons for intimidation based on bigotry and bias in the first and second degrees on Friday, March 21. Police said the girl bullied two Muslim classmates at the Waterbury middle school but did not release specific details. The charge follows a comprehensive investigation by the department’s Criminal Investigation B…
School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police
School Shutdown In Fredericksburg After Missing Teen Trespasses, Flees: Police  A 16-year-old from Fairfax County triggered school closures in Fredericksburg after he was spotted trespassing on school grounds and fled from police, authorities say. Fasihullah Safar was seen at James Monroe High School on Wednesday, March 19, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. A School Resource Officer approached him, but Safar ran and disappeared before officers could locate him. Officials say the missing teen’s mental state raises “potential safety and security concerns,” prompting Fredericksburg City Public Schools to cancel classes on Friday, March 21, out of “a…
Bomb Threat Briefly Locks Down Hackensack Middle School Bomb Threat Briefly Locks Down Hackensack Middle School
Bomb Threat Briefly Locks Down Hackensack Middle School A bomb threat forced a lockdown at Hackensack Middle School during dismissal on Thursday, March 20, according to a statement from Hackensack Public Schools. Police responded to the Union Street building after the threat was received and immediately began an investigation. “We have received a bomb threat during dismissal time,” district officials wrote in a message to parents. “As a safety precaution, the building is currently on lockdown, and Hackensack Police are on the scene conducting an investigation.” Parents were urged not to come to the school while police worked to secure the area.…
Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Rockville, Police Say Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Rockville, Police Say
Teen’s School Shooting Threat Forced Lockdowns In Rockville, Police Say A 13-year-old student in Maryland has been charged after allegedly calling in a school shooting threat that put two schools on lockdown, authorities announced. The incident happened on Monday, March 17, when administrators at Parkland Middle School in Rockville received multiple phone calls from an individual claiming they intended to carry out a mass shooting, according to Montgomery County Police. School officials immediately contacted police, and School Community Engagement Officers responded to the scene.  As a precaution, Parkland Middle School was placed on a shelter-in-place lo…
Swastikas Discovered At PWC Schools In Separate Vandalism Cases, Police Say Swastikas Discovered At PWC Schools In Separate Vandalism Cases, Police Say
Swastikas Discovered At PWC Schools In Separate Vandalism Cases, Police Say Police in Prince William County are investigating multiple incidents of vandalism involving swastikas and other offensive drawings at two local schools, authorities announced. The latest act of vandalism was reported on Wednesday, March 19, at Ronald Reagan Middle School in Haymarket, marking the second incident in the building in less than a week, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say a school resource officer was notified around 7:57 a.m. that a swastika and derogatory language had been drawn on a bathroom stall. A similar act of vandalism was reporte…
Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit
Twins Endured 'Years Of Terror' Being Bullied At Patchogue School, Parents Claim In Lawsuit A pair of twins endured relentless bullying at their Long Island school—physical assaults, cruel taunts, and even the circulation of an illicit photo—while their parents begged administrators for help, only to be met with silence and retaliation, a federal lawsuit alleges. The suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York in February, accuses the Patchogue-Medford School District of failing to protect the male and female students from relentless bullying, harassment, and discrimination—despite repeated pleas for help. District officials ignored formal complaints, failed to intervene in da…