#shelter-in-place

#shelter-in-place

The Welland Hospital and schools in the area are in lockdown as Niagara police say they're investigating reports of a shooting. There's a heavy police presence on Second Street between Plymouth Road and Lincoln Street in Welland, say police. Residents are asked to shelter in place or avoid the area as of Friday morning "while our officers work to make the area safe," police said in a news release.

A Braintree High School student was charged with with carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds and resisting arrest, among other charges, after allegedly bringing an airsoft gun to school on Monday. Another student reported to the School Resource Officer early on Monday that they had seen a student with a handgun, according to Braintree Police. The school went under a shelter-in-place so the officer and school staff could approach the student allegedly in possession of the gun, police say.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Police responded Thursday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Villanova University, days before the start of classes. Students shared a text from the Villanova alert system that told them to lock and barricade doors and move to secure locations. A second alert from Villanova officials warned people to stay away from the law school.

Menlo Park Police requested residents on Mills Street to shelter in place due to a barricaded person. Officers responded shortly after 4 p.m.

At 6:15 p.m. Saturday, the San Leandro Police Department issued a shelter-in-place order for residents on Begier Avenue and Glen Drive as they search for an armed hit-and-run suspect.