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• 6/29/24 - Video shows NY officer fatally shooting 13-year-old on ground. Police say he pointed a replica gun - Newly released video shows an officer in upstate New York fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who had been tackled to the ground after he ran from police while pointing a replica handgun

• 6/21/24 - Hofstra University stabbing: 6 face gang assault charges for attack after charter school graduation - tabbing involving masked men at Long Island school was targeted, reports say

• 6/19/24 - 5 masked men attack, stab 2 victims outside Long Island charter school graduation: report - Five masked men stabbed two people on Wednesday after a charter school graduation ended outside of Hofstra University’s sports complex on Long Island.

• 5/23/24 - Teen caught with loaded gun at Brooklyn high school: NYPD - BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A student was caught bringing a loaded gun into a Brooklyn high school Thursday morning, officials said.

• 5/15/24 - Boy, 15, stabbed in head near Queens school as surge of NYC teen violence continues - A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the head on a Queens street near his school on Wednesday afternoon amid a wave of violence targeting teens in the Big Apple.

• 5/14/24 - Four students slashed in three separate NYC school incidents - Four students were stabbed and slashed in three separate clashes on the grounds of Big Apple high schools Tuesday afternoon, cops and sources said.

• 4/29/24 - Family to sue Yonkers education system after video shows daughter being attacked outside school - YONKERS, NEW YORK (WABC) -- Video from three separate cellphones shows angry parents confronting a 13-year-old on school grounds, challenging her to fight their daughters.

• 4/15/24 - Teen arrested for allegedly bringing gun, ammo into school on Long Island: police - WEST ISLIP, Long Island (PIX11) — A teenager was arrested for bringing a gun and ammunition into a high school on Long Island on Monday, according to police.

• 3/27/24 - Five Students Wounded in Slashings at Queens High School - Five students were wounded in slashings at a Queens high school on Wednesday and were later arrested, the police said.

• 3/7/24 - 8-year-old brings gun to school in Brooklyn, NYPD says - A gun was recovered from the backpack of an 8-year-old child at a Brooklyn public school Thursday, authorities say.

• 1/16/24 - Long Island elementary school put on lockdown due to swatting incident - Reports of an active shooter that led to a lockdown at a Long Island elementary school on Tuesday turned out to be “swatting,” authorities said.

• 1/13/24 - Charge against teen accused of making threat against charter school is upgraded to felony - The charge against a 14-year-old Calverton boy accused of making a threat against the Riverhead Charter High School on Jan. 3 has been upgraded to a felony after further investigation by Riverhead Police detectives and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, police said in a press release Friday night.

• 1/9/24 - Parents react after loaded gun found at Oneida Middle School - SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Oneida Middle School staff made a terrifying discovery on Monday, a loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Staff located the gun in a locker belonging to a 13 year old student.

• 1/8/24 - Schenectady middle school student charged after school staff find gun in a locker - The 13-year-old, whose name is not being released because of his age, faces three felonies

• 12/17/23 - Security tightening at all East Aurora schools after anonymous report of threat - Security measures were stepped up at all East Aurora schools beginning Monday after the East Aurora Union Free School District received an anonymous report of a threat.

• 11/27/23 - 4 students arrested at Hillcrest HS for allegedly assaulting school safety agents week before mob targeted pro-Israel teacher - Four students were arrested for allegedly assaulting school safety agents who were trying to break up a fight inside Hillcrest High School less than a week before a mob of kids rampaged through the halls of the same Queens school over a teacher attending a pro-Israel rally.  

• 11/25/23 - Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Bomb Threats Target Hudson Valley Schools - Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including road rage and shots fired. 

• 11/9/23 - Amid Fears of Antisemitic Violence, New York Jewish Schools Turn to Armed Guards - Parents were already afraid of school shootings. Now, that fear is coupled with the specter of targeted hate.

• 10/30/23 - Cornell University on high alert after online posts threatening school's Jewish community - ITHICA, New York -- Cornell University administrators dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board Sunday.

• 10/3/23 - Auburn man arrested after allegedly charging into an elementary school with a weapon - AUBURN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — An Auburn man was arrested on Tuesday morning, Oct.3 after allegedly charging into a crowd of elementary students with a weapon and trying to get inside the school.

• 9/9/23 - Shooting After Proctor High School Football Game - A UCSD security officer was shot in the back of the head. He was transported to the local hospital, where he's listed as critical but stable condition. 

• 9/7/23 - Bus drivers' strike threat, migrant children make complicated new school year in NYC - With the potential threat of a bus drivers' strike looming and thousands of migrants and asylum seekers set to enter New York City's public schools, it could be a bumpy start to the school year in the Big Apple.

• 8/14/23 - Baldwinsville schools remain on lockout, second threat made to district - Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- A potential threat was made to the Baldwinsville school district for the second time Monday, causing all buildings to remain on lockout.

• 7/29/23 - 16-Year-Old Arrested For Loaded Gun At High School: MVPD - Mount Vernon HS officials notified police that they had discovered a student in possession of a handgun, and that the student left campus.

• 7/17/23 - New York City school safety agents will get bullet-resistant vests - School safety agents across New York City will be outfitted with bullet-resistant vests as soon as next school year as the NYPD tries to tamp down the growing increase in youth-on-youth violence, the Daily News has learned.

• 6/21/23 - Police: New record set for weapons found in schools - News 12 sat down with Marlon Larin, the NYPD school safety commanding officer, for a breakdown on the preventative measures taken in regard to weapons on school grounds during the 2022-2023 school year.

• 6/2/23 - Teen found with loaded gun at Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School on Staten Island - NEW YORK - A 19-year-old was arrested Friday morning on Staten Island. Police said the teen was found with a loaded firearm at Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education High School on Belmont Place in the St. George section of Staten Island. 

• 5/10/23 - Two teenage boys arrested in Kingston High School attack - KINGSTON – Two Kingston High School boys, ages 15 and 16, were arrested on Tuesday, May 9 in connection with the assault on another student in the school cafeteria on May 3.

• 4/27/23 -  14-Year-Old Arrested For Fake School Shooting Threat - PINE BUSH, NY — A student at Pine Bush High School was arrested after being accused of falsely calling in a school threat.

• 4/26/23 - Pine Bush HS lifts lockdown following report of possible shooting - Pine Bush High School lifted its lockdown Tuesday afternoon following a report of a possible shooting threat that disrupted the whole school day.

• 4/16/23 - Social media messages threatening violence at Highland Middle School not credible, authorities say - LLOYD, N.Y. — Town police and Highland school district officials say social media messages sent by a student threatening violence against certain students and staff at Highland Middle School were not credible.

• 4/15/23 - Bullies stomped boy’s face at Brooklyn elementary school: lawsuit - A young boy was brutally beaten by a group of bullies who stomped his face at his Brooklyn school, his mother alleged in a lawsuit.

• 4/4/23 - Several schools close or delay after bomb threats-  (WWNY) - In a second spate of school “swatting” incidents in just a few days, many north country schools delayed opening Tuesday morning.

• 3/30/23 - False threats force north country schools into lockdown - (WWNY) - At least four north country schools were on lockdown Thursday morning.  St. Lawrence County Sheriff Brooks Bigwarfe says law enforcement received reports of active shooters at Canton, Potsdam, Massena, and Gouverneur schools.

• 3/24/23 - Children have a second school day disrupted by anonymous bomb threat in Hilton - For the second time this week, an anonymous email was sent to WXXI and other local media outlets, threatening to bomb buildings in the Hilton Central School District and the home of district Superintendent Casey Kosiorek.

• 3/22/23 - Hilton schools evacuated due to pipe bomb threat - Hilton, N.Y. (WHAM) — Police are investigating the source of a pipe bomb threat that prompted the Hilton Central School District to evacuate all five of its schools Wednesday morning.

• 3/17/23 - Garden City Middle School evacuated, students dismissed after threat - School officials say Garden City Middle School was evacuated and students were then dismissed after the school received a threat early Friday.

• 3/15/23 - Three Manhattan Shootings Near Schools In 5-Hour Span Were Related, NYPD Says - The first gunshots rang out just before 10 a.m. on the Upper West Side, before two other shootings near schools in Harlem and East Harlem. Three people were hurt in the shootings, but all are expected to recover

• 3/12/23 - Patchogue-Medford High School closed on Monday due to potential threat - Patchogue-Medford High School will be closed Monday out of an abundance of caution due to a potential threat to the school.

• 3/7/23 - Baldwinsville student, 14, brought a handgun to school, police say - Baldwinsville, N.Y. - A 14-year-old Durgee Junior High School student was arrested Monday after he brought a handgun to the school and threatened to shoot a teacher in February, police said.

• 3/6/23 - 13-year-old charged with making terroristic threat of school violence online - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A Bishop Grimes student has been charged by the DeWitt Police Department for Making a Terroristic Threat (D-Felony) about school violence on the social media app, Discord.

• 3/6/23 - Chautauqua County school falls prey to apparent threat hoax - CLYMER, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday morning, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office responded to a report of a threatening email sent to the Superintendent of Clymer Central School District.

• 3/1/23 - Police respond to reported threat at Lackawanna High School - LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Lackawanna police said Lackawanna High School was on lockdown Wednesday due to a threat that was called in.

• 2/24/23 - Police investigating threats against four schools across New York, including in Batavia and Steuben County - These threats have been deemed noncredible, but the FBI is now involved in the investigation. John Kennedy Intermediate School in Batavia, a school in Steuben County, another in Erie County and a school downstate were all involved in what police say are likely swatting threats.

• 2/18/23 - Violence near NYC schools surges with shootings, stabbings - Violence is exploding in and around city schools, with shootings, stabbings — and killings — on the rise.

• 2/9/23 - 2 students and guard wounded in shooting outside NYC school - Gunfire erupted outside Williamsburg Charter High School in Brooklyn at about 2 p.m. around dismissal time during a large fight, authorities said.

• 2/8/23 - 2 Orange County schools allegedly impacted by multiple violent incidents Tuesday - Two Newburgh schools were impacted by multiple violent incidents Tuesday, according to several sources. 

• 2/1/23 - Threat of violence discovered inside Ulster County middle school - Police say a threat of violence was discovered inside an Ulster County middle school on Wednesday.

• 1/31/23 - Gun confiscated: Nanuet HS student brought weapon to campus, superintendent reports - A Nanuet High School student brought a handgun to school Monday, which was confiscated “without incident,” schools Superintendent Kevin McCahill said in a statement.

• 1/27/23 - City schools to increase security measures amid uptick in violence near campuses - The Rochester City School District is increasing security measures at schools across the district in response to an uptick in violent incidents outside of schools.

• 1/10/23 - Gang violence a major problem at Rochester city schools - Rochester, N.Y. — Crews were installing additional cameras Tuesday outside the front doors of the Franklin Educational Campus, five days after a gunman shot at a 16-year-old student on the building's front steps.

• 1/8/23 - Mohawk Police investigating after student sends threatening messages to another - Mohawk, N.Y.-- Police in Mohawk are investigating a Jarvis Middle School student after a threatening message was sent to another student.

• 1/6/23 - Shots fired outside Franklin High School; no injuries reported - A man fired a gun at three students walking into Franklin High School early Thursday morning, putting the school in a lockout, according to the Rochester City School District.

• 1/4/23 - Cardozo High School student arrested after being caught with loaded gun: NYPD - A 14-year-old Cardozo High School student was arrested Jan. 3 after school safety agents noticed him drop a firearm while walking up a stairway, according to authorities.

• 1/3/23 - 14-year-old arrested after dropping loaded gun at Queens high school - A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught with a loaded gun at his Queens high school, police said.

• 1/1/23 - New Year's Eve knife attack - Three police officers were attacked by a man wielding a knife during New Year's Eve in Times Square.  Video.  

• 1/1/23 - Aspiring Eagle Scout gets 37 day suspension for accidentally bringing small pocketknife from part-time job to school - Owen Valentino, 17, learned he will be suspended from school for 37 days as punishment for inadvertently leaving the knife in his backpack after his part-time job performing property maintenance and odd jobs for a property in town. He used the knife to cut some carpet and forgot it was in the backpack.

• 12/27/22 - 149 Shot, 16 Dead: Gunfire’s Rising Toll on New York City’s Youngest. - This year, about one in every 10 New Yorkers struck by a bullet was a child. At least 16 died, according to the Police Department.

• 12/24/22 - Student's suspension over pocketknife has parents 'absolutely floored' - CATSKILL — A Catskill High School honors student and Boy Scout was suspended for a total of 37 school days after leaving a small pocketknife he used at an after-school job in his backpack, which he handed to administrators before an unrelated search of his person.

• 12/23/22 - 'Last chance to run': Mass-shooter who airdropped warning at NYC school threatened to kill himself - MANHATTAN, NEW YORK: A Midtown high school's students were stopped from leaving the school building after a serious and disturbing mass-shooting threat message was received on December 23. However, cops eventually considered it to be a non-credible warning, as per the Department of Education. 

• 12/19/22 - NYC high school student sexually assaulted freshman girl, secretly filmed attack: suit - A Manhattan high school student allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old freshman in a school stairwell — secretly recording the attack and then circulating it on social media, new court papers allege.

• 11/30/22 - Two 13-year-olds facing charges for smuggling loaded gun into Rochester school - ROCHESTER, N.Y. Two students are facing charges after a loaded revolver was discovered inside a school in Rochester’s Corn Hill neighborhood.

• 11/27/22 - NYU students on high alert after recent dorm intrusions - Even with security measures in place at the NYU dorms, there have allegedly been two separate intrusions in the past few weeks. NYU students are on high alert.

• 11/15/22 - Starpoint Middle School student charged with felony, allegedly threatened violence at school - TOWN OF PENDLETON, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Starpoint Middle School student was charged with one count of making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening violence at the school.

• 11/11/22 - Student shot and killed outside Queens school: NYPD - Locals from Queens reacted with dismay after 18-year-old Mark Green was shot and killed in broad daylight.

• 11/10/22 - Guns Found in Backpacks at 2 NYC Schools — and the 6-Year-Old's Was Loaded - A 6-year-old Bronx charter school student found a loaded gun in his backpack and a 14-year-old was allegedly caught with a weapon at a Brooklyn high school. Here's what we know so far

• 11/3/22 - 17-year-old C-NS student charged with making school violence threat - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A 17-year-old girl was charged after allegedly threatening school violence, according to Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.

• 11/3/22 - 12-year-old girl, teen boy busted for allegedly having loaded gun at NYC elementary school - A 12-year-old girl was busted with a loaded gun in her book bag at a Queens elementary school after a 14-year-old boy gave it to her Thursday, police said.

• 11/1/22 - Student stabs classmate multiple times at Proctor High School in Utica - UTICA, N.Y. (UPDATED) – Utica police say a student was stabbed multiple times by a classmate during a fight at Proctor High School Monday morning.

• 10/25/22 - Parents angry over Snapchat threat targeting Long Beach HS special-education students - A social media threat directed toward Long Beach High School had parents fearing for their children's' lives.

• 10/24/22 - Students dismissed for the day following unfounded threat against Copiague High School - Copiague High School received a threat via phone this morning that prompted the school to temporarily evacuate its occupants, Suffolk police say.

• 10/24/22 - 16-Year-Old Student Arrested for Bringing Loaded Gun to Long Island City High School: NYPD - A 16-year-old student has been arrested after he allegedly brought a gun to Long Island City High School Monday morning.

• 10/21/22 - Teen busted with gun at NYC high school says it was for ‘protection’ - A teen was arrested with a gun at his Brooklyn high school Friday — telling officials he needed it for “protection,” police and sources said.

• 10/19/22 - Loaded gun found in 16-year-old boy's backpack at Bronx high school - NEW YORK -- A student is facing charges after police say he was found with a loaded gun at a Bronx high school Wednesday.

• 10/14/22 - No credible threat at Woodland HS following lockout - Police say it appears that there was no credible life safety threat at Woodland High School after an investigation regarding a firearm threat Friday.

• 10/14/22 - Note containing threat of potential violence shuts down John Jay High School - John Jay High School was closed Friday due to a concerning note about an act of potential violence found on a school bus Thursday.

• 10/8/22 - Bomb threat at Goshen school, two 7th graders arrested - GOSHEN – The second bomb threat at the Goshen Central School District this week resulted Friday night in the arrests of two seventh-grade students being arrested on charges of falsely reporting an incident as a felony.

• 9/26/22 - ESM High School switches to remote learning after racist threat of shooting, fights at dance - East Syracuse, N.Y. — East Syracuse Minoa High School students will learn remotely Monday as the district and police investigate a threat of racist violence, the superintendent announced Sunday evening.

• 9/26/22 - Racist shooting threats sent to students at two Syracuse city high schools, police say - Syracuse, N.Y. — Racist shooting threats were sent to students at two Syracuse city high schools police said Monday, the same day another local high school closed and went to remote learning due to a similar threat.

• 9/19/22 - Arrest made after Ballston Spa school threat - Police have made an arrest following that anonymous threat made against the Ballston Spa Central School District.

• 9/11/22 - School safety agent union president talks importance of violence prevention - Greg Floyd, president of Local 237, spoke to NY1’s Dean Meminger Sunday evening about school safety and how to prevent violence in public schools. 

• 9/9/22 - Boy, 17, hurt in shooting near NYC high school: cops - A 17-year-old boy was shot steps away from his Brooklyn high school Friday afternoon, according to authorities and sources. The teen was blasted in the stomach just after 1 p.m. at Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway in Brighton Beach – about a block from Abraham Lincoln High School, located on Ocean Parkway near Shore Parkway, cops said. 

• 9/8/22 - Shooting death of 15-year-old charter school student in Brooklyn park leaves fellow students, neighbors rattled - NEW YORK - Police are still searching for the suspects involved in a shooting that killed a 15-year-old student in a Downtown Brooklyn park.

• 9/7/22 -  School safety top priority in America’s most violent cities - NEW YORK (NewsNation) — Educators across New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago are starting the new school year full of optimism for students and are determined to help keep students out of harm’s way outside the classroom, as violence continues to be a major problem.

• 9/7/22 - School employee accused of bringing weapon into parking lot of Greece Odyssey - GREECE, N.Y. (WHEC) — A Greece School District employee was arrested after police said she brought a weapon into the parking lot of Greece Odyssey Academy on Wednesday during a dispute.

• 9/4/22 - Parents' concern children's safety at school has risen to highest point in over 20 years - NEW YORK (CBS) —