Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threat At Suffolk County Theater Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threat At Suffolk County Theater
Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threat At Suffolk County Theater A Long Island man has been accused of making a terroristic threat inside a movie theater in the area. The incident happened just after 11 p.m. Friday, March 11 in Deer Park. Luis Perez, age 55, was inside Theater 10 of Regal Deer Park & IMAX at Tanger Outlets, located in Deer Park at 1050 The Arches Circle, when he put a ski mask on and told minors sitting behind him that he had a gun, and then proceeded to put his hands in his pockets, Suffolk County Police said.  The threat caused people to panic and run out the exit doors, according to police. An off duty Lloyd Harbor pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Student In Area Charged With Making Terrorist Threat, Police Say 12-Year-Old Student In Area Charged With Making Terrorist Threat, Police Say
12-Year-Old Student In Area Charged With Making Terrorist Threat, Police Say A 12-year-old Hudson Valley boy has been charged with making a terroristic threat after making an online threat. The incident began in Dutchess County around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 24, when Poughkeepsie Middle School became aware of a message on Snapchat in which a person threatened to bring a gun to school. According to Detective Lt. Matt Clark, of the Poughkeepsie Police, the school was quickly able to identify the student responsible for the post. The student, a 12-year-old male, was brought to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Juvenile Division, Clark said. The student and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Threatening Police Officers Suffolk County Man Accused Of Threatening Police Officers
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Threatening Police Officers A 63-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat to a Long Island police station that caused an evacuation, authorities announced. In Suffolk County, the Southampton Police Department received a phone call that was intended for the Westhampton Beach Police Department at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2 from an agitated man who allegedly made threats. Westhampton Police Chief Steven McManus said that the threat forced an evacuation of City Hall, where the police department is housed. The investigation into the threat led police to identify Westhampton reside…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say
PA High School Student Looked Up 'How To Kill Teacher' Before Arrest, Police Say A high school student in southeastern Pennsylvania was arrested Thursday after looking up "how to kill a teacher" on a classmate's laptop, authorities said. Officers were called to Springfield Township High School Thursday morning on reports of a school shooting threat, local police said in a release. An "adult male" student made indirect threats about organizing a school shooting Wednesday and used another student's computer to search "how to kill a teacher," police learned. The suspect was arrested and is awaiting arraignment on a terroristic threat charge, according to police. The stud…

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by Nicole Acosta
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester
High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester A teenager has been arrested and charged for making a terroristic threat after he threatened to shoot up his school, police announced. Police announced officers apprehended the 17-year-old Yonkers High School student on Tuesday, Dec. 7, charging him with a felony. It is alleged that the student made overt threats to shoot up the school. Police said that other students came forward and reported the comments to school administrators, who contacted the department, which launched an investigation. The investigation, initiated by the department’s Intelligence Division, found enough probable ca…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Local Police Department On Long Island Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Local Police Department On Long Island
Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Local Police Department On Long Island A man has been accused of threatening to blow up a local police department on Long Island. The Kings Point Police Department said it received a phone call from Michael Mortman, age 61, of Rockaway Park, Queens, on Thursday, May 20 at around 10:30 p.m.  During that call, Mortman "made a verbal threat to blow up the Kings Point Police Department," Nassau County Police said.  After a thorough investigation, the Nassau County PD said Sixth Precinct Detectives were able to locate Mortman and place him under arrest without incident. Mortman has been charged with: Making a terroristi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats To School Officials Long Island Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats To School Officials
Long Island Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats To School Officials A Nassau County man has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat toward a school official on Long Island. According to detectives, Goran Preda, age 42, of Williston Park, contacted Meadow Drive School officials in Albertson by phone on Thursday, April 8, and expressed his desire to conduct a violent act toward them, Nassau County Police said. School officials immediately placed the school on lockdown and contacted 911. A thorough investigation was conducted and Preda was arrested without incident. He was charged with making a terroristic threat and will be arraigned on Frid…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot People At Local Unemployment Office Long Island Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot People At Local Unemployment Office
Long Island Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot People At Local Unemployment Office A local man allegedly threatened to carry out a shooting at an unemployment office on Long Island, according to police. An employee at the New York State Department of Labor received a phone call before noontime Friday, Oct. 9 from a man who threatened to shoot everyone inside the office, Suffolk County Police said.  The employee reported the incident to the Suffolk County PD First Precinct, and a recording of the phone call was provided, during which the man identified himself. Following an investigation by detectives, Jahman Nichols, 30, of North Babylon, was arrested at his ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threat To Long Island Camp He Said Violated COVID Guidelines Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threat To Long Island Camp He Said Violated COVID Guidelines
Man Accused Of Making Terroristic Threat To Long Island Camp He Said Violated COVID Guidelines A man who complained a Long Island camp was violating COVID-19 social distancing guidelines then made a terrorist threat to the camp, police announced. It happened on Monday, Aug. 17 at about 5:20 p.m. in Inwood. Police were responding for a complaint regarding a violation of social distancing at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island children’s camp after a call was made by Nicola Pelle, 58, of Inwood, Nassau County Police said. While police were en route, Pelle called again and threatened to get a gun and shoot the individuals at the location if the police didn’t get there, according to police. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Man Makes Terror Threat To COVID-19 Testing Command Post In Westchester, Police Say Man Makes Terror Threat To COVID-19 Testing Command Post In Westchester, Police Say
Man Makes Terror Threat To Covid-19 Testing Command Post In Westchester, Police Say A Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat at the building where the state Department of Health has set up its testing site for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Pero P. Cheng, 54, of White Plains, was arrested on Tuesday, March 17, for allegedly making a threat of violence at the GHP building at 145 Huguenot St., in New Rochelle just before 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, Cheng made the "terroristic threat" via telephone. Security immediately notified the state police.  An investigation f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Charged After Making Shooting Threat To Area High School, Police Say Teen Charged After Making Shooting Threat To Area High School, Police Say
Teen Charged After Making Shooting Threat To Area High School, Police Say A teenage student has been charged with making a social media threat of a shooting at the high school he attends in the area. Word of the threat in Dutchess County at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School was provided to police around 9:21 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 to the Town of Hyde Park Police, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. The post featured a picture of a bathroom wall at FDR stating there was going to be a shooting at the school the following day. Detectives were able to track down where the post originated from and that student was interviewed by the school resource office…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
News
Teen Charged With Threatening Shooting At High School's Homecoming Football Game Teen Charged With Threatening Shooting At High School's Homecoming Football Game
Teen Charged With Threatening Shooting At High School's Homecoming Football Game An area teenager is facing charges after allegedly posting a threat on social media stating that he was going to start shooting at the Minisink Valley High School homecoming game earlier this month. Louis Allen, 19, of Wallkill, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 11, the same date he allegedly posted the threat on Snapchat, police said. He’s since been charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony. According to school officials, parents were notified on the day of the game after a student reported the message to officials, prompting them to alert police. The threat was ultimately deemed not …

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by Zak Failla