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Arizona police arrest boy, 11, after loaded gun found in classroom
Police in Arizona have arrested an 11-year-old boy after a loaded gun was found in a school classroom.
Scottsdale Police officers were called to the Mountainside Middle School on Thursday at around noon for a firearm that had been found inside a classroom, the Scottsdale Police Department said.
Police arrived and searched the school for additional weapons. No one was harmed, and all students at the school were safe.
The loaded gun was found on the floor of the classroom. According to police, a student had told a staff member there was a gun on the floor. The school resource officer was alerted to the situation and confirmed that it was a loaded handgun.
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Mountainside Middle School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Police responded to the school after a loaded handgun was found in a classroom on the floor on January 25, 2024. (Google Earth)
The school went into lockdown as a precautionary measure while police conducted an investigation.
“The campus has been secured. Students are safe with their teachers. School admin is assisting SPD with its investigation,” the Scottsdale Police Department posted on X at 1:24 p.m. on Thursday.
After a thorough search of the school, officers began to interview students about who may have known about the gun.
“The Scottsdale Police Department is working diligently to investigate the circumstances surrounding the presence of the firearm at Mountainside Middle School,” police said in a statement Thursday. “We are coordinating closely with the school administration to gather all necessary information and take appropriate measures to prevent such incidents in the future.”
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Police arrested an 11-year-old male student after conducting an investigation to learn where the loaded handgun came from.
The lockdown lasted for three hours until an all-clear was given. There was no reunification process. Students were released to go home as normal about 10 minutes after the school day ended.
Following an investigation, a juvenile male was arrested for bringing the gun to school. Police identified the suspect as an 11-year-old boy, who is not being named, because he is a minor.
“Charges are being filed for minor prohibited from possessing firearms, possessing deadly weapons on school grounds, and recklessly handling deadly weapons,” Scottsdale Police said.
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Scottsdale Police said the juvenile male will be charged with illegally possessing firearms, possessing deadly weapons on school grounds and recklessly handling deadly weapons. (Scottsdale Police Department)
Officials earlier had assured the community that school safety remains a top priority for law enforcement.
“Our officers will be conducting additional patrols in and around the school to provide an increased presence and ensure a safe learning environment for all students,” the police department said.
“If anyone has concerns or information about any potential threats, we strongly encourage them to report it immediately to the school administration or law enforcement,” police said.
This was an isolated incident, and there is no threat to the community, the school said, according to local news station KNXV-TV.
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A man armed with a knife was shot by L.A. police officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call overnight, authorities said.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers with the Hollenbeck Division responded to an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Glenn Avenue in Boyle Heights at 1:45 a.m. Saturday after callers reported a male suspect was armed with a knife and had just assaulted someone in the complex.
Arriving officers found the suspect in front of the residence, but he did not comply with officers’ commands to drop the weapon. He then advanced toward the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred, LAPD confirmed.
“The suspect was struck by gunfire and remained non-compliant,” the LAPD Public Information Officer said on X early Saturday morning. “Officers deployed a 40mm foam round and ultimately took the suspect into custody.”
Video obtained by KTLA shows the man being loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital; officials said he was transported in stable condition, adding that his knife was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence.
No officers or community members were injured during the incident. The man’s name was not released.
Dangerous rip currents and high surf are forecast for Los Angeles County beaches, including the Malibu Coast this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous beach statement, warning of the potentially deadly beach conditions. The dangerous conditions are forecast to last from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
“There is an increased risk of ocean drowning,” the NWS forecast reads. “Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.”
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A guide to surviving rip currents from the National Weather Service (NWS)
Minor Beach erosion and coastal flooding is possible through the weekend. The flooding is most likely to occur during evening high tides from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Beachgoers are advised to stay out of the water and remain near lifeguard towers. Jetties and tidepools are also especially dangerous during the weekend forecast.
“Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks,” the NWS forecast reads.
Similar hazardous beach conditions are also in the forecast for Santa Barbara County. A high surf advisory is also in effect for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties this weekend, where 10 to 15-foot waves will be possible.
If you live or want to live in Los Angeles, the city controller has released a new dashboard highlighting some of the city’s most notorious problem rental properties, a tool designed to help renters avoid future headaches.
“This project comes at a time when tenants are reporting harassment and illegal evictions violating the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance and Tenant Anti‑Harassment Ordinance, but very few of the complaints end up leading to strong enforcement or real accountability,” L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said in a media release Thursday.
The new Top 100 Problem Rental Properties dashboard includes a searchable database of all residential addresses with reported housing violation cases within the city of Los Angeles, a ranked list of the 100 addresses with the most violations and an interactive map.
“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said in the release.
Data for the dashboard was compiled from multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles City Planning and the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, according to the controller’s office.
The release also identified the top three addresses with the highest number of reported housing violations:
1. 636 1/2 North Hill Place, Chinatown
192 housing violation cases
2. 11700 West Wilshire Boulevard, Sawtelle
166 housing violation cases
3. 6650 West Forest Lawn Drive, Hollywood Hills
113 housing violation cases
“Our new dashboard is an easy‑to‑understand public tool that we hope will help renters and organizers document patterns of harm, as well as put pressure on both landlords and the City to act,” Mejia said. “Everyone deserves safe, stable and dignified housing.”
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