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Glendale school evacuated after social media threat
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BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER @R_KELLEY6
Students and faculty of P.S./I.S.
119 in Glendale were forced to
evacuate the building this morning
when a threat against the school
surfaced online.
According to a letter sent by Principal
Jeanne Fagan to the parents of
the school, she received information
sometime on the morning of April
26 about “something posted on social
media that threatened the safety and
security of those in the building.” (the
Ridgewood Times obtained a copy of
the letter.)
Fagan wrote that the NYPD was
immediately contacted and after
consulting with police, the decision
was made to evacuate the building.
During the evacuation, all students
and staff were moved “to the perimeter
of the school building,” and police
conducted an investigation inside the
school.
Aft er approximately 20 minutes, authorities
concluded that the building
was safe and the faculty and students
returned to their regular schedules.
“We assure you that every precaution
was taken and will continue to
be taken to ensure the safety of our
students and staff ,” Fagan wrote.
Police sources confi rmed that they
were contacted at approximately 8:30
a.m. on April 26, and that the threat
involved a bomb. Police could not yet
confi rm exactly where the threat originated
online, but said that it was made
by a student at least one day prior to
being discovered on April 26.
Parents, on the other hand, took
to social media themselves to voice
frustrations over the details of the
incident, or lack thereof. A number of
parents posted in Glendale community
groups on Facebook stating that they
were misled to believe it was just a fi re
drill or that nothing happened at all
when they called the school to fi nd out
what was going on.
“Out of an abundance of caution, P.S.
119 was temporarily evacuated while
the NYPD conducted a thorough investigation
into a potential threat that was
determined to be non-credible,” according
to a Department of Education
statement. “All students and staff are
safe, and the school followed protocol
in addressing this incident.”
Photo via Google Maps
P.S./I.S 119Q in Glendale, where an online threat led to the evacuation of
the school on April 26.
Cops cuff Maspeth shooting suspect
BY RYAN KELLEY
RKELLEY@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
TWITTER@R_KELLEY6
Offi cers from the 104th Precinct
Detective Squad recently arrested
a suspect involved in
a shooting in Maspeth in April, and
they are still searching for at least
three others.
On April 25, police arrested
Shaquille Sams, 21, who allegedly
pulled the trigger during the April
14 incident at the intersection of the
Long Island Expressway and 69th
Place.
According to the criminal complaint,
the shots rang out at approximately
10:50 p.m. and were overheard
by a taxi driver.The driver informed
police that his rear window shattered
immediately aft er he heard a loud
sound that he believed to be gunfi re.
When the driver turned to see
where the shots came from, he told
police, he saw approximately six men
scatter across the street, according to
the criminal complaint.
During the ensuing investigation,
police observed surveillance video
from the time and location of the
shooting that showed Sams allegedly
extending his right arm followed by
what appeared to be two fl ashes, according
to court records. Sams then
allegedly fl ed the scene with what
appeared to be a black fi rearm in his
hand, the complaint shows.
Police also recovered two shell
casings on the ground near where
Sams was allegedly seen fi ring in
the video, and a bullet fragment was
recovered from the backseat of the
taxi driver’s car, according to the
criminal complaint.
Details on how Sams’ was apprehended
were not readily available,
authorities said.
Sams has been charged with
criminal possession of a weapon
in the second degree and reckless
endangerment in the fi rst degree,
and he is currently being held on
$30,000 bond or $15,000 cash bail.
He was due to appear in court again
on May 1.
The 104th Precinct continues to
search for other individuals involved
in the shooting.
Anyone with information regarding
the suspects is asked to contact
the 104th Precinct Detective Squad
at 718-386-2723 or Detective Borough
Queens North at 718-520-9200. All
calls are kept confi dential.
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