Teens In Westchester Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School Teens In Westchester Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School
Teens In Westchester Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School Two students are in police custody after allegedly making threats on social media to shoot up a Westchester High School. The Yonkers Police Department received reports of school shooting threats making the rounds on social media against students at Lincoln High School at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said. The threats contained specific language to carry out a school shooting with an intended number of victims to occur on Friday, Oct. 25, during a pep rally, prompting a police investigation. Investigators found several social media posts that were …
Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester
Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester Two students have been arrested for allegedly making threats to carry out a school shooting in Westchester. The incident came to light around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, when the Yonkers Police Department received several reports of school shooting threats circulating on social media against students at Lincoln High School, located on Kneeland Avenue, said Yonkers Police Spokesman Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos. According to Politopoulos, the threats consisted of a number of texts to carry out a school shooting with an intended number of victims on Friday, Oct. 25, during a&…
Student Arrested Following Threat That Led To Lockdowns At Westchester Schools Student Arrested Following Threat That Led To Lockdowns At Westchester Schools
Student Arrested Following Threat That Led To Lockdowns At Westchester Schools A 17-year-old boy who attends a school in Westchester has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat to another student causing at least three other school districts to go on a lockout status. The incident unfolded around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the EF Academy, located in Thornwood, after the Mount Pleasant Police were notified by the school of a possible threat on their campus, Mount Pleasant Police Lt. Martin Greenberg said. School security told the department that a student had received an AirDrop message stating "there would be a shooting in 10 minutes," Gree…
Kellenberg HS Student Charged With Making Terrorist Threat Kellenberg HS Student Charged With Making Terrorist Threat
Kellenberg HS Student Charged With Making Terrorist Threat A teenager at a high school on Long Island has been charged with threatening violence against other students, police said. According to Nassau County detectives, the 16-year-old male student at Kellenberg Memorial High School expressed his desire to conduct a violent act toward other students.  A classmate reported the threat, made Thursday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m., to the administration and the police were immediately notified. A thorough investigation was conducted and the student was arrested without incident, police said. The student was charged with making a terroristic threat and was …
Man Arrested With Suspicious Device At Westchester Metro-North Station Man Arrested With Suspicious Device At Westchester Metro-North Station
Man Arrested With Suspicious Device At Westchester Metro-North Station A 54-year-old man was arrested at a Westchester Metro-North station after allegedly threatening to detonate a backpack he was wearing, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department were dispatched to the train station shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, where there were multiple reports of the suspicious man attempting to detonate a backpack he was wearing. New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that the responding officers found a man - later identified as Thomas Skoupa - sitting on an outside bench, wearing a nylon pouch with wires protruding from the pouch wi…
Westchester Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat To Judge Westchester Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat To Judge
Westchester Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat To Judge A man from Westchester is facing charges for allegedly making a threat against a county judge, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Millwood resident Steven McDowell, 41, was arrested by Westchester County Police on Monday, Sept. 9 and charged with making a terroristic threat. McDowell was booked at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne and held overnight pending his arraignment on Tuesday in New Rochelle City Court. New York State Court Officers reported to County Police on Monday that a person involved in a court action in Westchester had made a threat to harm the judge. Detectives f…
Teen Arrested For Alleged Terroristic Threat Against Northern Westchester School Teen Arrested For Alleged Terroristic Threat Against Northern Westchester School
Teen Arrested For Alleged Terroristic Threat Against Northern Westchester School A teenager is facing charges after being accused of making a threat to a high school in the area. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that a 17-year-old has been arrested and arraigned after making threats to Croton-Harmon High School. The arrest was made by Croton Village Police after a tip was received on Wednesday, Sept. 4, by the school district through its “Anonymous Alerts” reporting portal. Scarpino said that the teen was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 5 in the Village of Croton Court and charged with making a terroristic threat. The teenager’s name is…
Area Woman Upset Over School Bond Vote Arrested For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say Area Woman Upset Over School Bond Vote Arrested For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say
Area Woman Upset Over School Bond Vote Arrested For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say A 63-year-old woman has been arrested for making a terroristic threat against the Valley Central School District, according to Montgomery Police. The incident took place around 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, when police were made aware of the threat to the district, said Det. Sgt. Sarge Farina. Within an hour, police were able to identify and located Alice K. Lubitz, of Walden, who allegedly made the threat in anger of an upcoming school bond vote issue, Farina said. "By the actions of this threat, the voting process was disrupted," he said. Police also responded to Valley Central Hig…
Riverhead Man Threatened To Burn Down Hampton Bays Bank, Police Said Riverhead Man Threatened To Burn Down Hampton Bays Bank, Police Said
Riverhead Man Threatened To Burn Down Hampton Bays Bank, Police Said A 55-year-old man was arrested for making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening to burn down a TD Bank in Hampton Bays. The Southampton Town Police Department arrested of John Hudson, of Riverhead, around 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, after he allegedly threatened to burn down a TD Bank in Hampton Bays, said Det. Lt. James Kiernan. Police said Hudson allegedly made a call to TD Bank Central Call Center and threatened to set fire to the bank. When bank employees were alerted to this threat by the call center they started to take precautions by locking the doors until…
Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea
Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea A registered sex offender has pleaded not guilty to making a terroristic threat after police busted him for allegedly threatening to blow up a government building earlier this year. Poughkeepsie resident Dominick Volino, 53, was in court this week, following his March 5 arrest at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for allegedly writing a threatening letter that was intercepted by New York State Police investigators. In January, investigators received a forwarded letter that was allegedly penned by Volino, threatening to blow up an unidentified building in New York City. An …
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with a scary situation that included the man leaving a backpack inside the Culinary Institute of America during a Marist College musical performance. The incident took place around 2:41 p.m., on Sunday, May 5, when the Hyde Park Police responded to the Culinary Institute of America for a report of a “Dangerous Situation," said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. "Patrols were advised that an unknown male entered the Marriot Pavilion and was acting suspicious," Benson said. Officers arrived…
12 Plead Guilty In Large Prescription Pill Trafficking Ring Operating In Hudson Valley 12 Plead Guilty In Large Prescription Pill Trafficking Ring Operating In Hudson Valley
12 Plead Guilty In Large Prescription Pill Trafficking Ring Operating In Hudson Valley A dozen Hudson Valley residents have pleaded guilty for their roles in a large prescription pill trafficking ring that sold thousands of pills to customers on a daily basis, according to the office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James. The 12 were busted following a nine-month investigation by the Attorney General's organized crime task force along with the New York State Police that included surveillance and wiretapping, hidden cameras, GPS devices, undercover agents, and cooperating witnesses, the AG's office said. Dubbed “Operation Candy Crush,” due to the code names of …