MEMPHIS, Tenn. June 14 2019 A Memphis man is facing charges for allegedly stealing, burning and urinating on an American flag. According to a police report, a security officer at Memphis’ Southern College of Optometry spotted 27-year-old Jordan Demilt carrying a flag on campus Monday. The officer noticed the school’s flagpole was bare. Police say the […]
Missoula County MT June 14 2019 A school resource officer is on administrative leave after she reportedly briefly left her duty weapon in the faculty bathroom at an elementary school in Missoula County. The Missoula County sheriff’s office announced the leave on Monday. Undersheriff Rich Maricelli declined to name the officer or the school involved […]
Akron OH June 13 2019 After 16 months of operation, the Ohio State Patrol’s Akron post on the University of Akron campus is almost completely renovated to fit the needs of the troopers, investigators and U.S. Secret Service agents who call it home. There’s just the one small matter of the common-area sinks, which barely […]
SAN LUIS, Ariz. June 11 2019 Three teens were busted with more than 3,200 blue M30 fentanyl pills at a high school, according to the San Luis, Arizona Police Department. School resource officers at San Luis High School arrested two 18-year-old students identified as Noemi Hernandez-Madrigal and Alessandra Cardenas-Hernandez on June 5. Authorities reported that Hernandez-Madrigal had […]
TALLAHASSEE FL June 10 2019 — After a state commission found out Wednesday that nearly 200 schools — including many charter schools — have not had armed security as required by state law, commissioners urged the Florida Department of Education to “name names and name people” to try to force compliance. Within two hours, Education Commissioner […]
SANTA ANA CA June 11 2019 — A high school volleyball coach and security guard for the Santa Ana Unified School District’s police force pleaded guilty to having sex with four girls and has been sentenced to a year in jail, according to court records obtained Monday. Omar Rojas, 28, of Santa Ana, pleaded guilty on […]
TUPELO MS June 2 2019 – Lee County Schools took a magnifying glass to the district safety plan this week and will make several improvements to school security in the fall, with the hiring of eight individuals to the district security team and a new safety coordinator. School board president Sherry Mask said each school will […]
Falls Church VA May 2 2019 A registered sex offender was arrested Thursday as he tried to enter an elementary school in Falls Church, Virginia. Fairfax County police arrested 29-year-old Alonso Cornejo, of Vienna, around 3 p.m. as he tried to gain access to Shrevewood Elementary School, according to a report. Police said Cornejo was attempting […]
COLUMBUS, Ga. June 2 2019 When students and teachers return to Columbus public schools in August, they will see a higher level of security. It’s the first time the Muscogee County School District’s new police department will be put into action — after being created in response to the school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and Santa […]
High Point NC June 1 2019 Phoenix Academy, a charter school with three campuses, is serving as a beta site for a new video-integrated active shooter detection system. The system is designed to instantly, automatically alert law enforcement about school threats as well as give first responders access to security cameras to help them assess […]