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Hackensack, NJ
News
School Evacuated, SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully With Barricaded South Hackensack Man In Custody
A school was evacuated and a SWAT team responded after an emotionally troubled man barricaded himself in his South Hackensack apartment Wednesday. The standoff ended about 4½ hours after it began when members of the Bergen County Regional SWAT team entered the home and took the 43-year-old resident into custody. The landlord had called police around 9:30 a.m., saying he'd heard a lot of loud banging and water running for a couple of hours in the Dyer Avenue apartment off Route 80. The man refused to come to the door, so police checked with those who know him. They said they feared he mig…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Potentially Dangerous Leak Causes Closure Of School In Hudson Valley
Firefighters took quick action after a malfunctioning boiler caused a carbon monoxide leak at a Hudson Valley elementary school. The incident took place Monday, Oct. 25, around 11:30 a.m. when an automatic fire alarm at Warring Elementary in the City of Poughkeepsie alerted firefighters to the problem. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the building had been evacuated of all children and staff and a manual pull station had been activated due to a haze and there was an alarm sounding, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department said. The building was checked out with multimeters and a …
Lakewood, NJ
News
Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Jersey Shore High School
A bomb threat prompted the evacuation of a high school on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. Toms River High School South on Hvers Street reportedly was evacuated about 7:30 a.m. as other students were arriving due to the threat. No one was reported hurt and authorities were searching for any problems. This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Parsippany Middle School Evacuated As Crews Douse Kitchen Fire
Students at Parsippany Central Middle School were required to evacuate after a fire broke out in the building’s kitchen Wednesday morning, police said. All students had exited the building by 10:25 a.m. after the fire was reported, Parsippany Police said. Firefighters rushed to the scene to douse the blaze and were in the process of ventilating the area with fans, police said. Students were expected to re-enter the building around 11 a.m. Meanwhile, a Wednesday morning lockdown at Parsippany Hills High School was lifted following the discovery of a “miscommunication” regarding a wea…
White Plains, NY
Schools
Education Officials Express Outrage After Multiple Bomb Threats Called Into Westchester Schools
Some top officials in one of Westchester’s largest school districts have expressed outrage after being among the county’s school districts targeted by schemers making threats. In the span of three days this week, four schools in Westchester - Yonkers Middle/ High School, Mount Vernon High School, Blind Brook High School, and the Yonkers Montessori Academy - were forced to evacuate students and staff due to unfounded threats that were reported. Each of the threats proved to be unfounded, and responding police investigators found no credible threat at any of the buildings. “Our school…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
New Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation At School In Westchester
For the fourth time in three days, students and staff at a Westchester school were forced to evacuate due to a bomb threat. On Thursday, Sept. 30, the Yonkers Fire Department evacuated the Yonkers Montessori Academy due to a threat made at the school. School officials said that “all of the children and staff are safe and under the supervision of teachers and administrators.” Elementary students were taken to Yonkers Raceway, while Middle and High School students were at St. Marks Lutheran School while the building was inspected. There have been no reports of any danger at the school. No …
White Plains, NY
Schools
Westchester School Temporarily Evacuated Due To Reported Threat
For the second time in as many days, students and staff at a high school in Westchester were forced to evacuate for an unfounded threat. Earlier story - Students At Westchester High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat Police in Westchester responded to the Yonkers Middle/High School on Rockland Avenue at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, where there was reportedly an undisclosed bomb threat made. The school was evacuated as a precaution as police swept the building. No credit threat was found and classes have since resumed. Students were dismissed regularly, police said.
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
Students At Westchester High School Evacuated After Bomb Threat
Students and staff at a Westchester high school were forced to temporarily evacuate the building after a bomb threat was received, according to officials. Mount Vernon High School was evacuated on Tuesday, Sept. 28 after the undisclosed threat was made, with students allowed to re-enter the building at approximately 3 p.m. School officials said that the threat was made at approximately 1 p.m., but did not disclose what the threat was or through what means it was delivered. Emergency personnel searched the building for any suspicious devices, but no credible threat was discovered. “Pleas…
Brookfield, CT
Schools
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of High School In CT On First Day Of Classes
A Connecticut High School had an unusual first day of classes after being forced to temporarily evacuate due to a reported gas leak. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, Avon High School in Hartford County was forced to evacuate, police said, when there was a report of the odor of natural gas in the building. The building was temporarily evacuated by first responders, and firefighters ultimately determined that the cause of the odor was from the school’s science classrooms. Connecticut Natural Gas was called in to assist with determining the exact location and cause of the leak. No inj…
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Bobcat Spotted Inside West Scranton High School
School was let out early at West Scranton High School after a bobcat was spotted inside the high school, according to the school district. Sometime Tuesday morning a bobcat got into the school, say school officials. All students were sent home around 11 a.m., according to the school district. Scranton's animal control officer and the game commissioner are working to capture the bobcat.
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Deemed Unfounded After Evacuation Of Council Rock High School North
A bomb threat deemed unfounded forced students and staff of the Council Rock High School North in Newtown to evacuate the premises Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Local police arrived at the school after someone called in the threat around 2 p.m., Newtown Township police said. The school was evacuated to an alternate site while officers searched the perimeter, and concluded the investigation around 2:40 p.m., police said. School activities resumed as usual after the search, police said. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Fraser was on location and advised of the situation, police…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Police
: Wrongly-Delivered Firearm Ammunition Evacuates Chatham School
Firearm ammunition that was wrongly delivered evacuated a Chatham school Tuesday. Students at the St. Patrick School on Chatham Street were sheltered in place and then evacuated due to the factory-sealed package, that was delivered Friday among a pallet of school traffic safety equipment, the borough's police department said. Members of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office assisted Chatham Borough Police with a precautionary sweep. Parents were notified and school grounds were deemed safe, police said.
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