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A 17-year old student at Traip Academy in Kittery, MA, made threats to kill students and teachers. Several of his frightened classmates reported him to the school's administrators.
He was quickly removed from class, and the police were called. They got a search warrant for the boy's home, where they found a knife and several other pieces of evidence.
The student has been expelled.
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Showing posts with label knife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knife. Show all posts
Friday, January 31, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Police shoot teen in high school
Honolulu, HI
A runaway teen punched two police officers and cut another with a kitchen knife. At that point a police officer shot the teen in the wrist. The teen was listed in serious condition in the hospital.
A runaway teen punched two police officers and cut another with a kitchen knife. At that point a police officer shot the teen in the wrist. The teen was listed in serious condition in the hospital.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Child Abduction Digest 11-4-13
Fort Worth parents warned after attempted abduction
Arkansas man hijacks school bus with a knife
Mistaken identity in attempted abduction shows everyone did everything right
Virginia man in custody after his attempt to abduct a teenager
10-year old girl helps police capture attempted abductor
Waxahachie Police search for man who attempted to kidnap 16-year old girl
Arkansas man hijacks school bus with a knife
Mistaken identity in attempted abduction shows everyone did everything right
Virginia man in custody after his attempt to abduct a teenager
10-year old girl helps police capture attempted abductor
Waxahachie Police search for man who attempted to kidnap 16-year old girl
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Child Abduction Digest 11-3-13
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Student suicide leads to bullying allegations
Greenwich, CT
A tragic incident occurred a day after the first day of school at Greenwich High School. A 15-year old boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot from a shotgun.
The investigation thus far has revealed some indications on social media sites that he faced troubles. On Google+ he posted a picture of himself holding a knife to his eye, along with the words, ""Hey if I were to stab my eye out due to school caused insanity, who would miss me?"
Shortly after that he posted, ""I have chosen to go with 3 peoples advice and kill myself," he wrote July 7 after telling his friends on the network that he had swallowed pills. "I just wish it was faster."
A tragic incident occurred a day after the first day of school at Greenwich High School. A 15-year old boy died of a self-inflicted gunshot from a shotgun.
The investigation thus far has revealed some indications on social media sites that he faced troubles. On Google+ he posted a picture of himself holding a knife to his eye, along with the words, ""Hey if I were to stab my eye out due to school caused insanity, who would miss me?"
Shortly after that he posted, ""I have chosen to go with 3 peoples advice and kill myself," he wrote July 7 after telling his friends on the network that he had swallowed pills. "I just wish it was faster."
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Two Elementary Boys Will Stand Trial For Murder Conspiracy
Ft. Colville, WA
Two students, ten and an eleven year old, at Fort Colville Elementary were arrested after they brought a .45cal handgun with a full clip onto a school bus. Their intent was to use the handgun to keep anyone from interfering with their plan to rape and stab to death a female classmate.
They had written out a step-by-step plan. She was selected as the target because "she's rude and always made fun of me and my friends."
The eleven-year old told the police, "I was going to kill her with the knife and [10-year-old] was supposed to use the gun to keep anyone from trying to stop me or mess up our plan."
The prosecutor determined that the rape was not intended as a display of sexual desire, but as a means of displaying power.
A judge ruled that both boys were emotionally mature to understand what they were doing, and the case is proceeding to trial.
Two students, ten and an eleven year old, at Fort Colville Elementary were arrested after they brought a .45cal handgun with a full clip onto a school bus. Their intent was to use the handgun to keep anyone from interfering with their plan to rape and stab to death a female classmate.
They had written out a step-by-step plan. She was selected as the target because "she's rude and always made fun of me and my friends."
The eleven-year old told the police, "I was going to kill her with the knife and [10-year-old] was supposed to use the gun to keep anyone from trying to stop me or mess up our plan."
The prosecutor determined that the rape was not intended as a display of sexual desire, but as a means of displaying power.
A judge ruled that both boys were emotionally mature to understand what they were doing, and the case is proceeding to trial.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
China Stabbing Spree Hurts 22 Schoolchildren
Henan Province, China
A man with a knife hurt 22 children and one adult at a primary school in central China, just as students were arriving for classes. This is the latest in a series of rampage attacks at Chinese schools.
The attack happened in the Henan province village of Chengping said a police officer from Guangshan county, where the village is located.
The attacker, 36-year-old villager Min Yingjun, is now in police custody.

Safe Havens, International
A man with a knife hurt 22 children and one adult at a primary school in central China, just as students were arriving for classes. This is the latest in a series of rampage attacks at Chinese schools.
The attack happened in the Henan province village of Chengping said a police officer from Guangshan county, where the village is located.
The attacker, 36-year-old villager Min Yingjun, is now in police custody.
Safe Havens, International
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Portage Northern High School Student Tased after Pulling Knife on Police Officer at School
Portage, MI
A 17-year old student of Portage Northern High School pulled a knife on an officer of the Portage Department of Public Safety, and acted in a “strange and threatening behavior.”
The officer used a Taser to subdue the student. The student was arrested on charges of felonious assault and assault on a police officer.
Safe Havens, International
A 17-year old student of Portage Northern High School pulled a knife on an officer of the Portage Department of Public Safety, and acted in a “strange and threatening behavior.”
The officer used a Taser to subdue the student. The student was arrested on charges of felonious assault and assault on a police officer.
Safe Havens, International
Monday, October 15, 2012
Student Stabbed at Silver Spring High School
Silver Spring, WA
A student is in custody following after a stabbing at Northwood High School in Silver Spring.
Chidat Tarawally, age 18, of the 12500 block of Winexburg Manor Drive in Silver Spring, was charged with first and second degree assault and with possessing a weapon on school property.
Authorities said the stabbing may have been due to a dispute Tarawally and the victim had last week, Pat News4's Collins reports.
The incident happened around 11 a.m. Monday in or near the cafeteria. The victim received a non-life-threatening "puncture wound," authorities said. They later said the weapon appeared to be a knife.
Safe Havens, International
A student is in custody following after a stabbing at Northwood High School in Silver Spring.
Chidat Tarawally, age 18, of the 12500 block of Winexburg Manor Drive in Silver Spring, was charged with first and second degree assault and with possessing a weapon on school property.
Authorities said the stabbing may have been due to a dispute Tarawally and the victim had last week, Pat News4's Collins reports.
The incident happened around 11 a.m. Monday in or near the cafeteria. The victim received a non-life-threatening "puncture wound," authorities said. They later said the weapon appeared to be a knife.
Safe Havens, International
Saturday, October 6, 2012
School Safety Policy Changed after Knife Incident
Mount Vernon, OH
Mount Vernon Police Department and the city school administration are investigating reports of middle school students being threatened by another middle school student in possession of a knife.
The alleged incident took place Tuesday afternoon at Dan Emmett Elementary School after the shuttle bus from the middle school dropped off its riders. It was reported to the News that one child made a “mean face” at another, who then pulled a knife. The first child then ran away screaming, according to a witness.
An older student asked what was going on and was also threatened with the knife. Her brother then intervened by yelling, “Get away from my sister!"
While unable by law to discuss an ongoing investigation, Superintendent Steve Short did say the district is taking the reports seriously and has changed its after school procedure with regard to middle school students who ride the shuttle bus to Dan Emmett.
Safe Havens, International
Mount Vernon Police Department and the city school administration are investigating reports of middle school students being threatened by another middle school student in possession of a knife.
The alleged incident took place Tuesday afternoon at Dan Emmett Elementary School after the shuttle bus from the middle school dropped off its riders. It was reported to the News that one child made a “mean face” at another, who then pulled a knife. The first child then ran away screaming, according to a witness.
An older student asked what was going on and was also threatened with the knife. Her brother then intervened by yelling, “Get away from my sister!"
While unable by law to discuss an ongoing investigation, Superintendent Steve Short did say the district is taking the reports seriously and has changed its after school procedure with regard to middle school students who ride the shuttle bus to Dan Emmett.
Safe Havens, International
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Student Injured in Stabbing at Brampton High School
Toronto, Canada
It didn’t take long for the first violence of the new school year to appear.
It was just before lunchtime on opening day, Tuesday, when Peel Region police began looking for a teenager suspected of stabbing a fellow student in the schoolyard of a Brampton high school.
Police said the victim, a male student at Cardinal Leger Catholic Secondary School, was taken to a hospital shortly after 11 a.m., with wounds said to be non-life-threatening.
Students leaving the school Tuesday said the young man had been stabbed in the face.
Schools in the immediate area were placed under a hold-and-secure order while officers, backed up by K9 and tactical units, scoured the area. The order was lifted at 12:30 p.m., after police concluded there was no imminent threat to public safety.
It didn’t take long for the first violence of the new school year to appear.
It was just before lunchtime on opening day, Tuesday, when Peel Region police began looking for a teenager suspected of stabbing a fellow student in the schoolyard of a Brampton high school.
Police said the victim, a male student at Cardinal Leger Catholic Secondary School, was taken to a hospital shortly after 11 a.m., with wounds said to be non-life-threatening.
Students leaving the school Tuesday said the young man had been stabbed in the face.
Schools in the immediate area were placed under a hold-and-secure order while officers, backed up by K9 and tactical units, scoured the area. The order was lifted at 12:30 p.m., after police concluded there was no imminent threat to public safety.
Dearborn Heights Police Identify Woman Stabbed Thursday Night as 33-Year-Old DPS Teacher
Dearborn Heights, MI
Dearborn Heights Police are still investigating the killing. They say Dupree’s husband called 911 and told them a home invader had stabbed his wife. Police arrived minutes later. They aren’t releasing details, but what they found led them to arrest Nytia Dupree’s 38-year-old husband. He is in jail, but has not yet been charged with a crime.
“What he told police, did not match up to evidence at the scene,” said Dearborn Heights Police Capt. Jeff Seipenko.
Dearborn Heights Police are still investigating the killing. They say Dupree’s husband called 911 and told them a home invader had stabbed his wife. Police arrived minutes later. They aren’t releasing details, but what they found led them to arrest Nytia Dupree’s 38-year-old husband. He is in jail, but has not yet been charged with a crime.
“What he told police, did not match up to evidence at the scene,” said Dearborn Heights Police Capt. Jeff Seipenko.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Student Throws Knives at Officer's Head
Indianapolis, IN
Police were called to Decatur Central High School August 21st. According to the caller, an out-of-control knife-wielding student locked himself in a home economics room.
When Officer Jeff Patterson arrived to the classroom, he peeked his head inside the room.
“The room was destroyed, and the student was throwing knives at people,” said Patterson.
When Patterson stepped inside he was instantly greeted with a knife.
“I stuck my head in and he wings a knife at my head,” said Patterson. Investigators say the suspect had pulled five knives from the classroom.
The boy tossed three of the sharp weapons in Patterson’s direction, and kept two knives clenched in his hands. Patterson moved quickly to grab a trash can lid and use it as a shield.
Police were called to Decatur Central High School August 21st. According to the caller, an out-of-control knife-wielding student locked himself in a home economics room.
When Officer Jeff Patterson arrived to the classroom, he peeked his head inside the room.
“The room was destroyed, and the student was throwing knives at people,” said Patterson.
When Patterson stepped inside he was instantly greeted with a knife.
“I stuck my head in and he wings a knife at my head,” said Patterson. Investigators say the suspect had pulled five knives from the classroom.
The boy tossed three of the sharp weapons in Patterson’s direction, and kept two knives clenched in his hands. Patterson moved quickly to grab a trash can lid and use it as a shield.
Friday, August 24, 2012
La Puente High School Student Injured in Stabbing
La Puente, CA
A La Puente high school student was stabbed three times after an altercation with another student Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
The incident, which left one student stabbed in the face, neck and chest, took place just before 3 p.m. at Bassett High School, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The injured student was taken to County+USC Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He was in stable condition.
Authorities were still looking for the suspect.
The two male students who were involved were age 16 and 17, and both were believed to be in 11th grade.
Bassett Unified School District Superintendent Martin Galindo said that the two students had been involved in a "verbal altercation" on Tuesday but did not alter school officials. He said he was unaware of any gang connection the students might have had.
"After dismissal today, as students were leaving, the two male students started fighting, and one student pulled knife and stabbed the other student on the cheek," Galindo said. "The perpetrator started running."
The stabbing happened with school security and administrators nearby, he said.
A La Puente high school student was stabbed three times after an altercation with another student Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
The incident, which left one student stabbed in the face, neck and chest, took place just before 3 p.m. at Bassett High School, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The injured student was taken to County+USC Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He was in stable condition.
Authorities were still looking for the suspect.
The two male students who were involved were age 16 and 17, and both were believed to be in 11th grade.
Bassett Unified School District Superintendent Martin Galindo said that the two students had been involved in a "verbal altercation" on Tuesday but did not alter school officials. He said he was unaware of any gang connection the students might have had.
"After dismissal today, as students were leaving, the two male students started fighting, and one student pulled knife and stabbed the other student on the cheek," Galindo said. "The perpetrator started running."
The stabbing happened with school security and administrators nearby, he said.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Quebec Teen Pleads Guilty after High School Stabbing
Quebec, Canada
After a student was stabbed several times at a high school near Trois Rivières, a 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder.
The youth is accused of bringing a kitchen knife to L'Escale, a Louiseville high school, on the morning of Nov. 14. He then confronted a 16-year-old boy, who he claims had been bullying him, and the two began fighting, the court was told.
In the struggle, court heard, the teen pulled out a knife and stabbed his classmate in the face, the throat and the ribs, puncturing the victim's lung and cutting his jugular vein. Three students and an adult jumped in to subdue the attacker.
After a student was stabbed several times at a high school near Trois Rivières, a 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder.
The youth is accused of bringing a kitchen knife to L'Escale, a Louiseville high school, on the morning of Nov. 14. He then confronted a 16-year-old boy, who he claims had been bullying him, and the two began fighting, the court was told.
In the struggle, court heard, the teen pulled out a knife and stabbed his classmate in the face, the throat and the ribs, puncturing the victim's lung and cutting his jugular vein. Three students and an adult jumped in to subdue the attacker.
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