Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
COVID-19: CT Testing Site Shut Down After Threat, Police Say COVID-19: CT Testing Site Shut Down After Threat, Police Say
Covid-19: CT Testing Site Shut Down After Threat, Police Say A Connecticut COVID-19 testing site was shut down after a woman allegedly called and threatened to shoot people because of the wait time and bad service. The incident took place in Hartford County around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 28, in Bristol. Police officers responded to a large parking lot located at 100 North Main St. that was being used to complete on-site COVID-19 tests.  According to Lt. Geoffrey Lund, of the Bristol Police, an unidentified female called the main office of the company administering the tests and was upset about the service and time she was waiting in …

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by Kathy Reakes
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Extra Officers At Fairfield County High School After 'Disturbing Message' Found, Police Say Extra Officers At Fairfield County High School After 'Disturbing Message' Found, Police Say
Extra Officers At Fairfield County High School After 'Disturbing Message' Found, Police Say Extra officers have been assigned to a Fairfield County high school after a "disturbing message" was discovered. The message was discovered on the wall of the girl's bathroom at Greenwich High School around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9. According to Captain Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police, two patrol officers have been assigned to assist the School Resource Officers with assessing the situation. "At the moment, it has been determined there is no imminent threat," Zuccerella said.  The school has not been put on lockdown. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice …

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
Schools
'Concerning Statements' Leads To Investigation At Westchester Middle School 'Concerning Statements' Leads To Investigation At Westchester Middle School
'Concerning Statements' Leads To Investigation At Westchester Middle School Some school officials in Westchester are on high alert after students reportedly made comments deemed to be threatening in nature. Eastchester Schools Superintendent Robert Glass sent a message out to the community following an incident at the Middle School involving statements made by at least one student that was dubbed “concerning.” Glass said that “no weapons were involved and no one was injured, nor was anyone in danger at any time." “However, school administrators were made aware of some concerning statements by students,” he noted. "These statements were taken very seriously. Stude…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Schools
Police Investigating Threat Believed to Be Hoax At Fairfield County High School Police Investigating Threat Believed to Be Hoax At Fairfield County High School
Police Investigating Threat Believed to Be Hoax At Fairfield County High School A Fairfield County high school was temporarily put in lockdown as police investigated a threat that is believed to be a hoax. Norwalk High School was put in its lockdown at approximately noon on Friday, Dec. 3 as police investigated the threat with multiple officers while students and staff remained in the school. The investigation is ongoing, but police said that they believe it to be hoax. During the lockdown, students and staff at Norwalk High School and P-TECH have been instructed to remain in their classrooms. Families have been advised not to go to the school, as it could impede the …

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by Zak Failla
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Man Threatens PA Judges He'll Be Like 'School Shooter In Courtroom,' DA Says Man Threatens PA Judges He'll Be Like 'School Shooter In Courtroom,' DA Says
Man Threatens PA Judges He'll Be Like 'School Shooter In Courtroom,' DA Says A 28-year-old New York man who is awaiting the outcome of a court case, is facing additional charges after threatening two Berks County judges, authorities said. Tyrel R. Smith, 28, of the Bronx, is charged with terroristic threats and harassment for calling a judge's wife and court administrators on Nov. 9 because his court case is "taking too long," according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. He told one judge's wife in a message that he knows their address, to which the wife responded by notifying Berks County court administration, authorities said. Soon after, he lef…

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by Nicole Acosta
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Police Increase Security At Western Mass School District After Social Media Threat Police Increase Security At Western Mass School District After Social Media Threat
Police Increase Security At Western Mass School District After Social Media Threat Police have increased security at a Massachusetts school district due to a threatening message that has been circulating on social media in the community. The Pittsfield Police Department, located in Berkshire County, reported that on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 26, a social media message that has circulated in communities across the United States was shared among students in Pittsfield. Police said the message threatens violence, and it caused concern within the Pittsfield Public School community.  The threat is not believed to be credible and "is consistent with a nationwide hoax,"…

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by Nicole Valinote
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
FBI Nabs Teen Who Made Bomb Threats To Dorney Park, Eastern PA Schools, Authorities Say FBI Nabs Teen Who Made Bomb Threats To Dorney Park, Eastern PA Schools, Authorities Say
FBI Nabs Teen Who Made Bomb Threats To Dorney Park, Eastern PA Schools, Authorities Say A teenager was arrested by the FBI after making bomb threats to Dorney Park and several Eastern Pennsylvania high schools, authorities said. A 15-year-old juvenile from Bushkill Township is facing one felony count of making a threat to use weapons of mass destruction, and two misdemeanor counts of the same, according to the Northampton District Attorney's Office. Nazareth Area High School's football stadium was evacuated on Oct. 8 as a result of one of the threats, Daily Voice previously reported.  Another bomb threat the following week restricted spectators at an Emmaus High School f…

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by Nicole Acosta
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Warren County Man, 50, Waves Knife, Threatens To Kill Victim At Senior Living Home Prosecutor: Warren County Man, 50, Waves Knife, Threatens To Kill Victim At Senior Living Home
Prosecutor: Warren County Man, 50, Waves Knife, Threatens To Kill Victim At Senior Living Home A 50-year-old Warren County man wielded a knife and threatened to kill another man during an argument at a senior living home, authorities said. Kevin Studley, of Petersburg Road in Hackettstown, is accused of threatening to kill a man while waving a knife at the Liberty House apartments on August 2, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Wednesday release. Studley also texted a mutual friend threatening to kill the victim after learning that the two were having dinner together, Pfeiffer said. Studley was arrested August 16 and charged with terroristic threats/threat to kill …

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by Valerie Musson
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
News
Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers
Employer's Nightmare: Fired Employee From Lebanon Threatens To Shoot Former Co-Workers Every employer worries about how an employee will take the news of a change in employment status, on Wednesday one of the worst case scenarios almost happened. Whorten Elmer Haines, 56, of Lebanon did not take the news for his firing well, according to police in New Holland. New Holland Borough police were called to a business on Diller Avenue around 3:57 p.m. Upon arrival officers spoke with employees of the business who stated that when the manager fired Haines-- threatened to come back and shoot his former co-workers.  Police located Haines and took him into custody.   …

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
ARRESTED: Knife Wielding Man Threatened Guest At Super 8 In Cumberland County ARRESTED: Knife Wielding Man Threatened Guest At Super 8 In Cumberland County
Arrested: Knife Wielding Man Threatened Guest At Super 8 In Cumberland County A man who threatened another hotel guest with a knife has been arrested in Carlisle, according to Middlesex Township police. Jason Riley Wunderlich, 34, of Lebanon was arrested on Tuesday at the Super 8 in the 1800 block of Harrisburg Pike. Police were called to the hotel for reports of a disturbance involving a weapon. Wunderlich was singled out by witnesses as the man who harassed another guest while displaying "a knife in a threatening manner to the victim," as police said of the investigation. Wunderlich was wanted on warrants in other areas and was arrested on a charge Contempt For …

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by Jillian Pikora
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Wanted For Threatening Jewish Community Nabbed, Police Say Long Island Man Wanted For Threatening Jewish Community Nabbed, Police Say
Long Island Man Wanted For Threatening Jewish Community Nabbed, Police Say A Long Island man wanted on a warrant for allegedly threatening members of the Jewish community has been nabbed. Nassau County resident Bradley Goldberg, age 47, of Cedarhurst, was arrested on Tuesday, May 11 following a traffic stop, authorities said. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a Fourth Precinct police officer was on routine patrol when he recognized Goldberg as the subject wanted in a pattern of threats to life against numerous Jewish community members, which included several rabbis and Nassau County Police Department members. The office stopped Gol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife
Police: Jersey City Man, 72, Threatened To Kill Man In Hoboken Park Bathroom With Knife A 72-year-old Jersey City man was arrested after he threatened to kill a man in a public Hoboken park bathroom with a knife, authorities said. The Union city man told police he had stopped to use the Church Square Park bathroom at 400 Garden Street when he noticed Allen inside on Tuesday afternoon, Hoboken Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The two began arguing over the use of a bathroom when Allen brandished a knife and threatened to kill the other man, Cabrera said. Allen was arrested around 1:50 p.m. on charges of terroristic threats and weapons offenses, police said. Allen’s charges …

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by Cecilia Levine