Florida sheriff shames 2 more kids
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.
Facing deluge of school shooting threats, sheriff pledges to perp walk students
Volusia County sheriff Mike Chitwood posted mugshots and videos of Florida students getting perp walked after being arrested for making threats of school shootings.
School shooting threats surge as Florida sheriff names accused kids
Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, urgent group chats and heightened fears among parents that
Florida sheriff jails kids for shooting threats
The sheriff also wants parents to pay for their kids making threats that cost his office time and money to check out.
Florida sheriff posts arrest video of 2 teens accused of making school threat
Communities around the country are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, urgent group chats and heightened fears among parents that their child's school could be the next Parkland or Sandy Hook or Uvalde — or any other town hit by mass shootings.
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.
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 County schools.   Some 54 tips related to school shootings came in through […]
VCS, sheriff Mike Chitwood reinforce seriousness of making school threats after several incidents reported at local schools
Four juveniles, the youngest being a 10-year-old boy at Westside Elementary, have made threats to shoot students 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.
Sheriff Chitwood: 200+ threats reported in Volusia school this year
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood has warned parents and students that he is willing to publicly embarrass anyone accused of making a hoax threat against schools in his district, including posting their mug shot and video of them being led in handcuffs to the juvenile detention center.
Deputies: 2 teens arrested after making school shooting threat in Volusia County
Two teens were arrested after making a school shooting threat via Snapchat, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. Deputies said the teens were identified as 16-year-old and 17-year-old students from Taylor High in Pierson.
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 ...
Sheriff posts mugshot of child charged with making false shooting threat
His efforts to name and shame has stirred debate, with some accusing the Florida sheriff of being a "vigilante" and others ...
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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 ...
Florida sheriff fed up with school shooting hoaxes posts boy’s mugshot to social media
Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, he’ll make sure the public knows.