Swatting call triggers lockdowns, panic at several Coconut Grove schools
Ransom Everglades Middle and High Schools, along with Carrollton of the Sacred Heart, were placed on lockdown after the threat was made.
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Ransom Everglades Middle and High Schools, along with Carrollton of the Sacred Heart, were placed on lockdown after the threat was made.
Erika Gonzalez just before noon police confirmed officers were sweeping the school.
Police are investigating a possible gun at Hollywood Hills High School. Stirling Elementary, which is right next door, is also being checked out.
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
According to police, there was a fight between students, and a lockdown button was activated.
Margate Middle School was placed on lockdown around 3 p.m. when they received the reports of a "possible weapon on school grounds."
Lake Forest Elementary School was under a precautionary lockdown Friday morning after a student showed another student a gun
Authorities reported that there were no known threats and that the student would be facing disciplinary action.
A person has been detained after a written threat was received at South Plantation High School, prompting a campus lockdown.
Miami-Dade Police said they arrested a man who was reportedly waving a gun near Huber O. Sibley Elementary School.
The incident began when a student showed a gun off to another student around 7:15 a.m., according to police
The school and Dillard Elementary were placed on temporary lockdown during the police investigation.
Students and staff at Remblewood Middle School were evacuated as a precaution on Monday after a bomb threat was received
CBS4's Peter D'Oench reports on how Cypress Bay High School in Weston was locked down on Tuesday, alarming students and their parents.
A lockdown at Cypress Bay High School in Weston was upgraded to secure after a "suspicious item" was found on the campus.
Two Broward County public schools were placed on lockdown during separate incidents involving police activity
A Lauderhill elementary school issued a campus lockdown because of nearby police activity
A lockdown was put in place Tuesday afternoon for an educational campus because of police activity in NW Miami-Dade
Chopper4 overhead spotted several officers enter the campus with their guns drawn.
CBS4's Ashley Dyer reports on a large police presence at McArthur High in Hollywood early Friday afternoon as the school was placed on lockdown.
McArthur High and West Hollywood Elementary School are on lockdown following a threat call Friday afternoon.
Falcon Cove Middle School was placed on lockdown on Friday afternoon.
Quiet Waters Elementary School in Deerfield Beach was placed on a temporary lockdown Code Yellow Tuesday morning due to a potential social media threat, according to authorities.
Miami Beach Senior High School has been placed on lockdown after a threat was received, according to Miami Beach police.
A homicide investigation is underway after a young man's body was found in a gated community on Thursday morning.
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A shooting investigation is underway after a 17-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder in Miami on Saturday evening, police said.
According to investigators, the man was crossing the road when an unknown black SUV traveling south struck him and continued driving without rendering any aid.
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Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to Portland, and another 200 federalized Texas National Guard soldiers were sent to Chicago.
A shooting investigation is underway after a 17-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder in Miami on Saturday evening, police said.
According to investigators, the man was crossing the road when an unknown black SUV traveling south struck him and continued driving without rendering any aid.
President Trump on Friday wrote that he was "withdrawing" his "support and Endorsement" of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, indicating that he might even back an effort to primary his former longtime ally.
DHS said it officially launched an operation dubbed "Charlotte's Web" to target immigrants living in the Charlotte area illegally.
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