Volusia County sheriff pushing education to prevent more school threats
The Volusia County sheriff is sticking to his guns about holding kids accountable when they make school threats. So far this ...
15-year-old arrested for discussing school bomb threat on Fortnite, Sheriff Chitwood says
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said a 15-year-old boy was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly discussing a ...
This sheriff is tired of school shooting hoaxes plaguing his county. Here’s his message to students
You don’t stand up on an airplane and yell hijack. You don’t walk into a movie theater and yell fire, and you don’t get ...
Several schools 'swatted' in Volusia County on Monday
A number of Volusia County schools were the victim of "swatting" incidents Monday, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike ...
Volusia Sheriff's Office arrests 15-year-old for school threat
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said a 15-year-old boy has been arrested for making threats against a high school Sunday ...
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 ...
Volusia sheriff fed up with school shooting hoaxes posts boy’s mugshot on social media
In social media posts Monday, Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, he’ll make ...
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15-year-old Volusia County kid arrested for alleged threat
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood has had an influx of school threat hoaxes coming from kids. He has been sharing the ...
Volusia Sheriff: 2 middle school students arrested for posting school shooting threats
Two Heritage Middle School students, ages 13 and 14, were arrested after they posted school shooting threats on TikTok and ...
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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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Sheriff Posts Video of 11-Year-Old Charged in Fake School Shooting Threat
Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County, Fla., said he was exasperated by children making dozens of fake school shooting threats. He has promised to name and post mug shots of every offender.
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Facing deluge of school shooting threats, sheriff pledges to perp walk students
“Since parents, you don’t want to raise your kids, I’m going to start raising them,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in a news conference last Friday. “Every time we make an ar ...