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New Haven, CT
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Pair Of CT Schools Operating Under Shelter-In-Place Order After Social Media Threat
Two Connecticut schools will be operating in shelter-in-place mode after receiving a social media threat just hours after receiving a bomb threat. Police are investigating a social media school threat involving the schools in Waterbury: Enlightenment School and Jonathan E. Reed Elementary School on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The threat came just hours after the Enlightenment school was evacuated due to a call-in bomb threat on Monday, Sept. 26, Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police said. The state police bomb squad swept the school and no explosives were found, police said. While investi…
Albany, NY
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Capital District School Lifts Shelter-In-Place Order Following Off-Campus Police Activity
Update: A shelter-in-place order that was issued at a Capital District school Wednesday, Sept. 7, has been lifted. In Rensselaer County, the Hoosick Falls Central School, located on Route 22 in Hoosick Falls, announced that an earlier "safety situation" directly across the street from campus was over. "We do not have any additional details, but have been told that we are allowed to resume classes as normal," the district said in a Facebook post to parents just before 12:30 p.m. "The students, faculty and staff conducted themselves in an exemplary manner following all safety protocol…
Gaithersburg, MD
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Maryland Middle School Issues 'Shelter In Place Order:' Police
Officials at a Maryland school district issued a “shelter in place order” on Wednesday, July 6, police said. The Montgomery County Department of Police issued an alert shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6 advising that Takoma Park Middle School was the subject of a potential threat that is being investigated. During the shelter in place order, summer school programs were set to continue normally, but all exterior doors were locked as a precaution, according to the department. The nature of the threat was not disclosed by police investigators. Takoma Park Middle School received …
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Camden County Residents 'Shelter-In-Place' For Death Investigation
Residents of a Camden County town were advised to "shelter-in-place" for a death investigation, according to developing reports and county officials. Police presence was to be expected near Myrtle Lane in Winslow Township "for a few hours," initial reports said at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. No criminal activity was suspected, said Andrew Kramer, a spokesman with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Winslow Township police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Reading, PA
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Standoff Ends Peacefully In Exeter
A Berks County man was arrested uninjured Sunday following a police standoff in Exeter, authorities said. Police were called to a house near Schoffers Road and Route 562 around 2 p.m. after a man called EMS and threatened authorities, according to WFMZ and the Exeter Police Department. This prompted a shelter-in-place order, which was in effect until 5:10 p.m. when the incident was resolved peacefully, police said.
Brookfield, CT
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Student Brings Suspicious Object To School In Fairfield County, Authorities Say
A Fairfield County school was asked to shelter-in-place after a student brought a suspicious package to school. The incident took place early Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Rogers International School on Blachley Road in Stamford. According to Sg. William Brevard, of the Stamford Police, a student brought a suspicious package to the school. Out of an abundance of caution, Stamford Police were notified and students and staff were asked to “shelter-in-place” until SPD declared the school safe. Police responded to the school with K-9 dogs and searched the package, which was deemed "noth…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
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Bank Robber Captured, Shelter In Place Request Lifted In Cumberland County, State Police Say
A bank robber on the run in Cumberland County prompted Pennsylvania State police to request that residents shelter in place. The suspect robbed Belco Community Credit Union on Carlisle Road on Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. He was apprehended just before 2 p.m. The suspect was believed to be in the area of Potato and Frytown roads in Upper Frankford Township. The man was described as a white male wearing silver shorts, black shoes, a white shirt (but last seen shirtless), and has tattoos and scars on his arms. Police asked residents near the area of Potato and Frytown roads shelter in plac…
Lower Paxton, PA
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: Shelter In Place Order Issued In Lower Paxton Due To Barricaded Gunman
Residents in Lower Paxton are urged to shelter in place due to a gunman. There is a barricaded gunman on Manyunk Road near Pennswood Apartments, say area police. Police are working to deescalate the situation. In an effort to keep residents safe the police ask that all people in the area shelter in place until the situation has been resolved. This is an active situation, follow Daily Voice for updates.
West Chester, PA
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Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted Following Chlorine Leak In Downingtown
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted Tuesday morning after a chlorine leak in the Johnsontown section of Downingtown (Chester County), authorities said. Fire crews responded around 4:30 a.m. to the Downingtown Sewer Plant on 550 Brandywine Ave., according to Downingtown police chief Howard Holland. Crews secured the leak and the order was cleared around 9:30 a.m., Holland said. Route 322 was temporarily shut down between Boot Road and Bradford Avenue, East Brandywine fire officials said. No further information was immediately available.
Jersey City, NJ
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Secaucus Neighborhood Shelters In Place For FBI Investigation
Secaucus police ordered a local neighborhood to shelter in place for an FBI investigation. Initial and unconfirmed reports say only that law enforcement agents were called to Osprey Court due to a barricaded subject around 12:15 p.m. About an hour later, police told residents of Riverside Drive, Osprey Court, Mallard Place and Blue Heron Drive to shelter in place. The shelter in place order was lifted at 2:20 p.m. Secaucus police deferred further comments to the FBI. This is a developing story. Send photos to
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Worcester, MA
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Capitol Hill Chaos: Lockdown Halts Electoral College Confirmation As Protesters Storm Building
The United States Capitol is in lockdown after pro-Trump protesters swarmed into the building just after the Electoral College confirmation process got underway on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, Protesters waving Confederate and American flags as well as pro-Trump merchandise, moved past police and into the Capitol Building to disrupt the Senate’s confirmation of votes Joe Biden’s election to the presidency, according to the New York Times and multiple media reports. A clash between police and protesters broke out around noon on Wednesday. The chaos disrupted the proceedings and force…
Springfield, MA
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Shelter-In-Place Order Given For Parts Of Chicopee
The Chicopee Police have ordered the evacuation of homes and issued a stay-in-place order for others as the department prepares to dispose of recently discovered “energetic materials.” The orders are to be observed Friday, Sept. 25, 7-10 p.m., police said. Police discovered the energetic materials on Thursday, Sept. 24 on Summer Street and will dispose of them in a controlled burn tonight, police said. “You may hear a loud noise, which may also be associated with this event,” police said. “The situation should be resolved by the end of the night." Nearby homes on Summer Street have …
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