Police: Report Of Person With Shotgun Prompts Temporary School Lockdown In Somerton
An elementary school in Northeast Philadelphia was temporarily placed on lockdown after a report of person with a gun outside the school.
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An elementary school in Northeast Philadelphia was temporarily placed on lockdown after a report of person with a gun outside the school.
A charter high school in Philadelphia was placed on lockdown Thursday after a threat was reportedly made against the school.
Police have lifted a lockdown at a university in Erie County, Pennsylvania following a reported off-campus shooting Monday night.
Authorities have locked down two southern New Jersey schools after a bullet was found.
Officials at Radnor High School briefly locked down the school Tuesday after hearing reports of a man carrying a rifle inside a vehicle on Lancaster Avenue.
A prank led to the lockdown of a high school in Montgomery County Friday morning, a school official said.
"We apologize for any inconvenience and confusion this response may have caused," Col. Randy Huiss, 436th Airlift Wing vice wing commander said. "However, these measures were taken to ensure the safety of the base populace as we investigated the reports and found them to be false."
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Two schools in Wilmington, Delaware were placed on precautionary lockdown after a reported home invasion in the area.
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Overbrook Senior High School in Pine Hill was placed on "lockdown" Wednesday morning after someone reported a student was in possession of a handgun.
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Two Philadelphia schools were temporarily placed on lockdown Thursday morning after four students told their principal that a female pointed a shotgun at them.
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A college campus was put on lockdown after a student was reportedly abducted from a classroom.
Four schools in Mercer County are currently locked down as police search the area for a home invasion suspect.
A brawl in the hallways at Abraham Lincoln High School in the Northeast this Tuesday afternoon resulted in the school population being placed in lockdown.
Penns Grove Middle School is reportedly on lockdown after parents told officials they thought they had seen two students carrying guns or pellet guns to school.
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The house at Bryn Mawr and Woodbine avenues collapsed Saturday, when no one was inside.
A man died, and three other people were injured when a boat crashed into a channel marker in Barnegat Bay in Toms River Township, New Jersey State Police said.
A 15-year-old was charged after a 19-year-old was found dead in a shooting on an Atlantic County, New Jersey, road Friday night.
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New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says it will begin approving the extended-hours permits for Philadelphia businesses within the next week.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A major rail injection saw service suspensions and delays after a SEPTA Regional Rail train derailed Wednesday in Philadelphia.
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