Fla. sheriff shares photos, video of students who post school threats
But in Volusia County, Florida, the sheriff is changing that long-standing guideline. Sheriff Mike Chitwood has posted either the image or video of several teens, who are all under the age of 18, online, using their names, after he said the teens made threats on social media apps such as Snapchat, WFTV reported.
Florida sheriff shames 2 more kids after school threats. Is it a good idea?
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood keeps naming and shaming children accused of school violence threats. Here's why that is unusual.
Sheriff posts mugshot of child charged with making false shooting threat
A Florida sheriff frustrated by a series of false school shooting threats released a mugshot of an 11-year-old child as well as two other young people accused of threatening to carry out attacks.Sheriff Mike Chitwood,
Video of sheriff warning kids about school threats does not stop student from posting one
A 17-year-old DeLeon Springs girl said she made the threat after watching a video of Sheriff Mike Chitwood warning students not to make such posts.
Florida's schools flooded by threats of violence: 'This is absolutely out of control'
Threats have spanned the state, with students as young as 11 years old posting about school shootings on social media.
Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat
Frustrated with a recent string of false school shooting threats, a Florida sheriff released a mugshot of an 11-year-old who allegedly made threats.
Threats of violence vex Florida schools as parents seek greater security
Rampant threats of violence continue to vex school and law enforcement officials in the weeks after a school shooting massacre outside of Atlanta. “We have received tons and tons and tons,” Pinellas County superintendent Kevin Hendrick told his school board this week.
More students arrested, identified after threatening Volusia County school, sheriff says
Two more students in Volusia County are facing charges after they were accused of threatening to shoot up a school.
Florida sheriff shares mugshot of 11-year-old accused of threatening mass shooting
A sheriff in Florida is making an example of an 11-year-old boy who allegedly made a hit list and planned to commit a school shooting.
The social media verdict is in! Sheriff Mike Chitwood's plan to shame kids draws support.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood's decision to publicly shame a boy who threatened to shoot up two Florida schools was met with ...
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Chitwood's 'outing' of minor offenders is not new, but it may have drawn the most publicity
On Monday, residents across Volusia County, the state, the country, and even overseas saw Sheriff Mike Chitwood post the ...
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Florida sheriff posts arrest video of 2 teens accused of making school threat
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said he got some of these same notifications after he walked his grandchildren to school this week. "It just stuck with me because my cell phone was going off ...
Angry Sheriff Mike Chitwood warns 'swatters' and their parents they may get 'perp walk'
Volusia County Schools received 54 false threats Thursday. Officials ask for parental intervention, highlight potential ...
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Sheriff follows through on threat: 11-year-old 'perp walked' after making school threats
Three days after Sheriff Mike Chitwood said he would post on social media the photos of school children making threats to commit violent acts against students and schools, he did just that Monday ...
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Florida boy, 11, gets handcuffed, thrown in jail after sheriff says he bragged about ‘kill list,’ arsenal of swords and knives
He says it was all a joke,” Chitwood wrote. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office seized a stockpile of weapon’s after Dorelli’s alleged threats. Courtesy of Mike Chitwood For his “joke ...
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Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood has a message to Volusia County parents and students
Sheriff Mike Chitwood addressed parents and students today on the ongoing increase in school violence threats in Volusia ...
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Angry Sheriff Mike Chitwood warns 'swatters' and their parents they may get 'perp walk'
DELAND — Fed up with dozens of recent swatting events, Volusia County’s sheriff, Mike Chitwood, announced Friday that Volusia County Schools’ students and parents involved with making false ...