Crime & Safety
Rockville Centre Student Brings Gun Into High School: Police
Officials at South Side High School received an anonymous tip that the 14-year-old boy had a weapon in his backpack on Friday, police said.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — A teenager was placed under arrest for bringing a gun to South Side High School on Friday, police said.
Police recovered an unregistered and unloaded firearm from inside the 14-year-old's backpack, police said.
No injuries were reported.
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Superintendent of Schools Matt Gaven was alerted to an anonymous report that the student brought the weapon into the school, leading to police being contacted.
"[We] will take appropriate and swift disciplinary action," Gaven wrote families in an email.
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The boy was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm on school grounds and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was released on an appearance ticket and is due back in Family Court on Feb. 8.
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