The Rhode Island State Police arrived with dogs trained to detect weapons. The process went faster as officers arrived to help from mutual aid towns that included Warwick, Cranston and Scituate. Weapon detecting dogs, police did not find a gun Why he's suing Rhode Island: A Providence man says he was punished for reporting prison misconduct. Searching each of about 1,500 students and going bag-by-bag through their possessions, as well as about 150 teachers and staff members in the building, took time. "We weren't able to identify who had made the statement," he said, So "we decided to search the students to find the gun." Police Chief Frederick Heise III said the police and schools entered a unified command, meaning they cooperated in decision-making. Police respond to school just after noonĬowart and nearly every Coventry police officer were at the school by 12:15 p.m. It was first reported by a teacher, then a student, then a class of students, Cowart said.Ī pass restriction was imposed, meaning students would not go to their next classes, "but once they determined that it was something that needed to go a little further than that," and after looking at videos, "by 12 o'clock we were in lockdown," Cowart said. Don Cowart said that at 11:45 a.m., as one of the lunch periods ended, "someone was heard saying he has a gun." “Officers remain in the area to provide reassurance.COVENTRY - Coventry High School students endured a nearly four-hour lockdown Monday as multiple police departments searched everyone and their belongings for a weapon after multiple people reported hearing the same threat in the same words, officials from the school district and Police Department said.Īssistant Supt. “No offences have been established currently, however, enquiries are ongoing. There is no wider risk to the pupils or teachers who are all safe and well.
“This was an isolated incident relating to local youths, which was contained and has been safely resolved. “It is understood three youths were on the school premises and children were kept inside the school for their safety as a precaution. He added: “Police were called to a school on Banbury Road in Kineton shortly after 10.15am on Wednesday April 19. The safety and welfare of students is its most important priority.Ī spokesman for Warwickshire Police said investigations into the incident were ongoing. The school remains fully open for the education of all its students.
“This was an isolated incident and school has returned to its normal activities. Police are remaining in the area to reassure the public. “The schools lockdown procedure was deployed as a precautionary measure as three unidentified males were on site. Please be assured that the incident was contained, is over and all the pupils and staff at the school are safe. He was confused and scared and just wanted out.”Ī spokesman for Kineton High School said on Wednesday: “There has been an incident in school today which involved a call to the police shortly after 10.15am. “I was contacting my son the entire time. It also then became apparent the police were sweeping classroom to classroom to make sure no one was on the grounds as the police entered his classroom. “Once they all realised it was not a drill, the children and teacher became scared.
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