Student, 13, arrested for alleged bomb threat at Derby Middle School

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
DERBY >> Police arrested a 13-year-old female student Wednesday in connection with a bomb threat made at Derby Middle School this week that sent the school into a lock-in and forced officials to close for a day so police could conduct a thorough sweep of the building.
According to a press release issued by Police Chief Gerald Narowski, the girl is an 8th grader at the school and was charged with one count of threatening first degree and breach of peace. She is scheduled to appear in Superior Court for Juvenile Matters in Waterbury Nov. 20. The girl’s name was not released as she is a minor.

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Seymour High School dismissed early over bomb threat

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich, The New Haven Register

Posted: 11/13/13, 1:50 PM EST |

 

SEYMOUR >> Students at Seymour High School were dismissed early Wednesday following a bomb scare.

According to Superintendent of Schools Christine Syriac, students and staff were sent home around 12:30 p.m., following discovery of a written note on a bathroom stall “indicating a bomb threat.”
“The administration followed the precautionary measures we have in place; they called the police and evacuated the building,” Syriac said.
“As the weather is very cold and it takes emergency services a period of time to assure that the building is safe for re-entry, the decision was made to send students and staff home early.”

First Selectman Kurt Miller posted a message on his Facebook page, saying the state police bomb squad was en route to secure the building.
“Seymour police, fire, and EMS are on scene as well,” Miller said. “There have been no injuries and all the kids are safe.”
Syriac said school dismisses each day at 2 p.m., and with only an hour and a half left to the school day, coupled with the freezing temperatures, she felt it was in the best interest to let students and staff leave early.
“I didn’t want to see the kids standing outside in these freezing temperatures for an hour and a half while emergency service personnel went through the entire building,” Syriac said.
Once the note was discovered by the administration, students and staff were immediately evacuated from the building, at 2 Botsford Rd., to a safe location.

Miller updated his Facebook page following the early dismissal, saying “A bomb threat was found at Seymour High School. Students and staff were immediately evacuated to a safe location and students will be dismissed early. Students and staff are in no danger and we will continue to post information as it is made available. Seymour’s full emergency management team is on site.”
This story will be updated with more details once police and EMS complete their sweep of the school.

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Bomb threat at Emmett O'Brien proves to be hoax

By Register Staff / Contact Us
Twitter: @nhregister

ANSONIA — Emmett O’Brien Technical HIgh School was evacuated Monday morning after a report of an alleged bomb threat, Lt. Andrew Cota said.

The police department received a phone call from the principal about an alleged bomb threat, he said.

Upon arrival officers met with school personnel and learned someone in the school had written the words “There is a bomb in this school” on the wall in a hallway on the first floor.

The school was evacuated.
Cota said Connecticut State Police were called to the scene because the school is a state technical school.

Upon the arrival of state police the emergency services unit was notified and a sweep of the school was conducted, he said.

No suspicious items were located within the building and no other threats were received, Cota said.

The case is being investigated by the Connecticut State Police.

No arrests were made, Cota said.

Shelton police seek suspect in Thursday's bomb threat at high school

SHELTON — Police are working with school officials to identify the suspect in Thursday afternoon’s bomb threat at Shelton High School.

Police say the threat was specific and was called into the school system prior to dismissal, according to a statement today.

Nothing was located during a search of the school, and students were allowed to leave at their regular dismissal time with police and fire officials monitoring, police said.