Friday, April 19, 2013
Police said the 19-year-old woman made the bomb threat on behalf of an acquaintance who was scheduled to appear in court.
A Pennsylvania woman faces charges of calling in a bomb threat on Tuesday that closed Carroll County Circuit and District Courts, and halted traffic in the area for five hours, according to the county Sheriff's Department. Police said that Kaylissa Lashel Kelly, 19, of Littlestown, PA, made the call on behalf of an acquaintance who was scheduled for a court appearance Tuesday morning. Kelly is charged with making false statement of destructive device, threat of arson, reckless endangerment, telephone misuse and obstruction of justice. Kelly was arrested at her home in Littlestown on Friday and is being held at the Adam’s County, PA Detention Center awaiting extradition to Maryland for the bomb threat charges and for failing to appear in …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
"The threat has since been determined to be a hoax and students have returned to class at this time." - Sheriff's Department news release
This story was updated at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday. A 13-year-old female is accused of making a false threat Tuesday to bomb West Middle School, Carroll County Sheriff's officials said in a release. According to a Sheriff's Department news release, just after 11 a.m. school officials reported finding an anonymous, non-specific written threat to the school building. They said a student found the threatening note, a release said. The school was evacuated while officers from several area law enforcement agencies inspected the building with explosive detection canine teams. William Winchester Elementary, located right next to West Middle School, was also on a modified lockdown, according to spokesperson Brenda Bowers, but that lockdown has since …
The Sheriff’s office is investigating.
Updated at 4:36 p.m. Tuesday. Two bomb threats in Westminster Tuesday clogged traffic, shut down workplaces and disrupted the school day --- and both were determined to be a "hoax," by law enforcement officials. Law enforcement officials said they do not believe the two incidents to be related. Officials from the Carroll County Sheriff’s office said Carroll County Circuit Court officials received an anonymous phone call at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday claiming “an explosive device had been left in one of the court buildings." Officials determined the threat was a hoax, but not until after court offices were closed for the day. Also, West Middle School was evacuated Tuesday after a bomb threat, which officials later also determined to be a "hoax." …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
This week, a second bomb threat was made at Liberty High School.
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- Kym Byrnes
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
After a second bomb threat in eight days at Liberty High School in Eldersburg, police and school officials said they are committed to finding who is responsible for making the threats. Captain Lust of the Carroll County Sheriff's Department said that police are conducting interviews based on tips they have received. Lust said few details are being released as the investigation is ongoing. On Nov. 20 just before 9:30 a.m., Liberty High School was evacuated in response to a bomb threat found written on a wall at the school. Just before 11 a.m., the school was deemed safe and the students who had been waiting outside in the athletic stadium, were allowed to return to the school. A second bomb threat, also written on a wall at the school …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The school was evacuated to the football field at 9:30 Tuesday morning.
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- Kym Byrnes
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Updated 1:30 p.m. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that it is continuing the investigation into a bomb threat at Liberty High School this morning. At approximately 9:30 a.m., Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Crime Scene Technicians, and the Explosive Detection Canine responded to Liberty High School in Eldersburg for a bomb threat. The threat was a written on a wall of the school, according to the release. Upon their arrival, the building had already been evacuated under the direction of school officials. A thorough search of the building was conducted by Canine Units from both the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police. At approximately 10:53 a.m., the building was reopened to …
Tina McAulay
9:03 am on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
While it is true that this young girl has some issues to work out, I also find something else a bit alarming. Has anyone else noticed how close the students are to the building during this evacuation? My daughter is one of the students who was evacuated from the media center and her class was outside near the dumpsters. IF this truly was a bomb all the students were put in immediate danger being … more ›