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UPDATED: MORENO VALLEY: Officials arrest students who falsely reported active shooter at middle school

October 24, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7:45 p.m. MORENO VALLEY — The day after responding to a 911 call that falsely reported an active shooter at Vista Verde Middle School, sheriff’s officials announced they had identified, located and arrested the suspects they allege were involved in making the call. The day after the incident, Moreno Valley Police officials “received information about the […]

UPDATED: COACHELLA: 700 students return to classes after second RivCo middle school gas leak in 5 days

October 17, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Tuesday, Oct. 17 2:30 p.m. COACHELLA — A gas leak at Bobby G. Duke Middle School in Coachella has been rendered safe and students have been allowed to return to their classrooms, according to fire and school officials. The leak was reportedly caused by a construction worker who accidentally hit and slightly damaged a natural gas pipe. SEE SIMILAR: JURUPA VALLEY: Natural gas odor […]

JURUPA VALLEY: Natural gas odor in classrooms, bathroom, forces evacuations

October 17, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

JURUPA VALLEY — Reports of middle school students and faculty members smelling natural gas in two classrooms and a restroom forced the evacuation of all three rooms while Cal Fire, Southern California Gas and School District officials determined the source of the smell and rendered the situation safe. SEE SIMILAR: COACHELLA: 700 students evac’d after second RivCo middle school gas leak in 5 days […]

HEMET: “Possible threat” forces temporary lock down at middle school

May 12, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET – A Hemet middle school was placed on temporary lock down this afternoon after City of Hemet police officers were notified regarding a “possible threat” at the school, according to District officials. The incident and lock down happened at Acacia Middle School Friday, May 12. The school is located at 1200 E. Acacia Avenue in Hemet. Police officers were dispatched […]

LAKE ELSINORE: School equipment room heavily damaged in fire that forced student evacuations

April 4, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

LAKE ELSINORE – Students were temporarily evacuated from their classes after a fire broke out at Elsinore Middle School Monday, April 3. Although roughly two dozen firefighters managed to quickly extinguished the fire, the blaze left an equipment room heavily damaged. “There were no injuries reported to firefighters, students or administrative staff,” Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman wrote in […]

LA QUINTA: Charges filed again student who brought replica firearm to middle school

March 12, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

LA QUINTA – A student was detained Friday, March 10, after he was found in possession of a realistic-looking, replica firearm at the La Quinta Middle School campus, according to sheriff’s officials. La Quinta Middle School is located 78900 Avenue 50 in La Quinta and is part of Desert Sands Unified School District. The replica firearm – a CO2 powered BB […]

MORENO VALLEY: Officials investigate threats of violence against students and middle school

February 3, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

MORENO VALLEY – Two students from Vista Verde Middle School were identified and detained Friday, Feb. 3, after they allegedly made threats against their school and other students, according to sheriff’s officials and school administrators. The school is located at 25777 Krameria Street in Moreno Valley. Vista Verde Middle School is part of the Val Verde Unified School District. Officials did not identify the […]