Washington DC August 23 2023 George Washington University is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its campus police officers, with two officers carrying guns once the fall semester begins on Thursday, the university says. Supervisory officers with the GW Police Department will be armed in phases, starting with two executive supervisory officers: Chief […]
Wheeling WV August 21 2023 School security officers for Ohio County Schools have been hired and will be in place at school facilities before the end of the month. Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones announced this week that four retired law enforcement officers have been hired as SSOs in Ohio County Schools, and that they would join […]
Columbus GA Aug 2023 A male and female have been found dead on the Columbus State University campus. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said he believes it was an “apparent homicide, suicide.” He said it appears that the male shot and killed the female before shooting himself. The female was found in a vehicle, and the […]
San Antonio TX August 18, 2023 A father was arrested Tuesday after his 3-year-old son brought a gun in a backpack to his Texas preschool. Pete Robles, 35, was charged with felony child endangerment after his child brought a gun in a backpack to the Pre-K 4 SA West Education Center in San Antonio. The child […]
Newport News VA August 17 2023 The Newport News School Board focused on security at its last meeting before the first day of school Tuesday. In the months since the shooting at Richneck Elementary School, several changes have been made, including increasing law enforcement presence in the hallways. The district’s most recent update? An increase of […]
TAMPA, FLA August 16 2023— University of South Florida police officers arrested two people in connection to an overnight death investigation. According to a press release from USF, officers were called out to the scene around 7 a.m. The victim’s body was found in parking lot 3C near the fine arts building. Police said the […]
Richardson TX August 16 2023 Richardson ISD officials are planning to hire 36 new campus security officers to comply with a new state law requiring armed guards at every Texas school. The security plan, which the RISD board of trustees voted to approve Aug. 10, comes as an exemption to the new law, due to a […]
McKees Rock PA August 15 2023 There’ll be a new school security plan in place when classes resume in one local school district later this month. That plan involves nearly a dozen armed security guards on patrol. Inside the halls of Sto-Rox Jr./Sr. High School, Lauren Ferragonio feels needed by the students. “The best part of […]
Washington DC August 5, 2023 The 14-year-old boy charged with killing a construction worker on Howard University’s campus doesn’t fit the profile of the repeat offenders District leaders have told the public are responsible for much of the deadly violence plaguing the city. The July 13 death of 34-year-old Rafael Gomez was the culmination of […]
San Diego CA August 4th, 2023 San Diego police shot and killed a gunman who fatally wounded a police dog Wednesday in a confrontation at a community college campus, authorities said. The 33-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital after the confrontation at San Diego Mesa College, according to a statement from San Diego County […]