Collegeville, Pa. June 13, 2023– The Perkiomen Valley School Board voted Monday night to adopt forming its own police force to provide school safety. The new policy on school police officers allows the board to authorize school police officers in accordance with state law. The policy designates the chief of police to be responsible for the […]
LAS VEGAS NV June 11 2023 According to data 8 News Now obtained, Clark County School District police seized 60 firearms during the 2021-2022 school year, a handful were loaded. It took more than three months to receive the data following a public records request. The revelation comes at a time when CCSD is considering introducing […]
Richmond VA June 7, 2023 Two men were killed and five other people were hurt in a shooting outside a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia on Tuesday, according to authorities. The Richmond Police Department said a 19-year-old was arrested in connection to the shooting and charged with second-degree murder. Police said the suspect is believed […]
Jacksonville FL June 9 2023 A Belgian Malinois named Maverick and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever/Poodle mix named LEO are two new furry additions to the Duval County School Police force, fulfilling a years-long goal of district leaders to create a K9 unit. While LEO is still in training, K9 Maverick was officially sworn in during a […]
Fullerton CA June 5 2023 A 34-year-old man wanted on multiple warrants, including those related to sexual assault and assault on a law enforcement officer, was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of trespassing in a Cal State Fullerton building, campus police said. And he was apparently in possession of throwing stars, police said. The man […]
Atlanta GA June 1 2023 Most educators leaving the field aren’t retiring or being laid off — they’re quitting. Nearly half of the public education employees — working in elementary, secondary and postsecondary institutions — who left the profession in March resigned, according to preliminary numbers released in May by the US Bureau of Labor […]
Clemson SC May 31, 2023 The Clemson University Police Department (CUPD) has received a $549,991 grant through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) FY22 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Response Program. The funding will be used to hire two mental health clinicians this fall. They will work alongside police officers during mental health calls. “They […]
Montgomery County TX May 30th, 2023 Two students have been criminally charged after allegedly bringing “fart spray” to their Texas high school this month, a prank that led to evacuations, hospitalizations, and canceled classes. Diego Flores, 18, and a boy, 17, were both charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, a third-degree felony, after authorities […]
Atlanta GA May 30th, 2023 A teenager was shot and killed early Sunday morning outside an Atlanta high school after a confrontation that began at a graduation party, according to police. The Atlanta Police Department said it responded to calls about multiple people shot at 2:27 a.m. near Benjamin E. Mays High School. Upon arriving […]
Austin TX May 30th, 2023 The Texas Legislature has approved and sent to Gov. Greg Abbott a bill that would require school districts to have an armed officer on every campus and invest $330 million to beef up school security statewide. The bill emerged from a focus this session on school security after the May 24, […]