Tucson AZ September 28 2019 School safety officers in Tucson Unified schools will likely be carrying Tasers and body cameras soon, after a unanimous vote by the district’s Governing Board on Tuesday. “It gives armed officers an alternative to the use of a firearm, and that can reduce liability no matter how you slice it,” […]
AUSTIN, TX September 27 2019— The University of Texas at Austin community is breathing a collective sigh of relief with the arrest this week of a man who threatened to “…shoot all the rich kids at UT,” according to reports. Dakota Carl Blakely, 25, initially was arrested after allegedly assaulting a security officer at Dell […]
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. September 26 2019— A student was caught with an unloaded gun at Denbigh High School Wednesday. Michelle Price, the spokesperson for Newport News Public Schools, said a school security officer found the gun in the student’s bag. As it’s a law violation and a school board violation, the student will not only […]
Baltimore County MD Sept 25 2019 A Towson University student was arrested and charged after he allegedly raped another student, according to Baltimore County Police officials. Onyekachukwu Chukwuebuk Igwilo, 20, is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, attempted first-degree rape and false imprisonment, Baltimore County Police confirmed late Monday afternoon. He is being […]
Philadelphia PA Sept 24 2019 Two teenagers were shot Friday during a high school football game in Philadelphia. The shooting, which occurred outside of Philadelphia’s Simon Gratz High School’s stadium, stopped the game in the second quarter as players and fans alike were told to evacuate. On Saturday, the school issued the following statement: “The shooting […]
COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. Sept 24 2019— Washington police have arrested a high school student in a plot against his school after his mother found journal entries detailing his plans and alerted authorities. The 17-year-old’s journal contained information about an attack the student was planning at College Place High School on April 20, 2020 — […]
Dallas TX Sept 23 2019 One week after chaos erupted with shots fired at a peewee football game in Fort Worth, new security measures are in place. Armed security guards on Saturday stood at the entrance to each game operated by the TexaSports Youth League. Outside the gates at Dunbar High School, one guard parked […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. September 21 2019 You’ve heard of school resource officers, but have you heard of school security officers? Rock Hill schools are now adding these new security officers to their elementary schools. The school security officers aren’t replacing the school resource officers, they’re working with them. The SSO’s will be on campus at each of the […]
PALM DESERT, Calif. Sept 20 2019 A man who assaulted College of the Desert security after being found sleeping on campus property was arrested last week, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to News Channel 3 on Thursday. On September 12 at 7:15 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to a […]
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. Sept 20 2019 An alert has been issued following a report of an attempted abduction on the Cookeville campus of Volunteer State Community College. According to campus police, a female student reported that on Tuesday night between 8:50 p.m. and 9 p.m., she was approached by a white man in his 40s, who followed […]