New Orleans LA Aug 31 2021As Hurricane Ida bears down on southern Louisiana, many sought to evacuate before it hit. Thus far, Ida is the strongest storm to make landfall in Louisiana and it came as the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Despite the dire situation, some couldn’t evacuate. Professor Robert Collins of Dillard University […]
MANKATO MN Aug 31 2021 — A young man allegedly threatened a Minnesota State University security officer who asked him to put on a mask. Oluwaferanmi Joshua Arowoshola, 19, of Mankato, was charged with felony threats, misdemeanor disorderly conduct and misdemeanor trespassing Tuesday in Blue Earth County District Court. Arowoshola reportedly refused to put on a […]
Delaware County PA Aug 30 2021 A 7-year old girl was fatally shot and two other children were injured in a drive-by shooting at a high school football game in Pennsylvania on Friday night, according to local reports. Gunfire erupted around 9 p.m., right after the game between Academy Park and Pennsbury High School in […]
Prince William County VA Aug 29 2021 As they continue their search for suspects in a shooting at Freedom High School that sent two teens to the hospital Friday night, police have announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect. Police announced the reward at 10:50 a.m. Saturday morning, about 14 […]
Hauppauge NY August 29 2021 Police say a man has been arrested for allegedly firing a shot from a handgun while on the grounds of a Long Island middle school. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was arrested at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 26, on the grounds of Hauppauge Middle School, located at […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Aug 29 2021 — Students at three Charlotte high schools were arrested in connection with having weapons on campus or violent crimes in the past week, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. On Aug. 26, officers were called to a reported robbery at Mallard Creek High School just before 2 p.m. When officers got to the […]
EL PORTAL, Fla. Aug 29 2021– A part-time security monitor at Horace Mann Middle School in El Portal was arrested Thursday morning on charges of child abuse without great bodily harm and battery, school officials confirmed. The incident was captured on cellphone video around noon Wednesday. “Try me. Let me tell you something. This hallway, […]
WASHINGTON DC Aug 24 2021 A 15-year-old KIPP DC College Preparatory school student is dead after being stabbed in the chest by a fellow student, a 16-year-old, according to D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee. It was just the third day of classes for high school students at KIPP, a public charter school. “We’ve lost one of […]
Chicago IL Aug 19 2021 The University of Chicago will expand its security guard presence and offer new transit options for students, staff and faculty in the neighborhood. In an Aug. 16 announcement, U. of C. Provost Ka Yee Lee and Associate Vice President for Safety and Security Eric Heath wrote, “These new initiatives are intended […]
Jefferson County AR. Aug 19 2021 Two 17-year-old Watson Chapel High School students were arrested Tuesday and one was booked into the Jefferson County jail on suspicion of firearm and drug possession while on campus, according to authorities. According to statements and information from the Watson Chapel School District and Jefferson County sheriff’s office, district Superintendent […]