Pittsfield Police announced in the early morning hours on March 12 the Department was made aware of possible threats made ...

The gun was found to be an Orbeez toy gun. Newton-Henderson was taken to Deaconess Midtown for jail clearance before being ...

Wednesday's threat incident was Superintendent Joseph Curtis' "absolute worst nightmare." That morning, a social media threat ...

An investigation was underway in Pittsfield following a threat that was directed toward Taconic High School and Pittsfield ...

PITTSFIELD — Both city high schools were placed under "hold-in-passing procedures" Wednesday morning after a social media post surfaced showing a weapon that officials later identified as an Orbeez ...

Police are investigating a social media threat related to the Pittsfield Public Schools. "The Pittsfield Police Department ...

A person of interest was identified. Police found a non-working Orbeez gun at the teenager’s home. That an air-powered rifle. It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to have unless ...

It was determined that the online social media post in question depicted an Orbeez gun, which is a type of toy gel blaster. The non-working Orbeez gun was found at a Pittsfield teenagers home.

The Green Bay Police Department and the school district investigated the situation and determined the gun displayed in the Snapchat was a toy Orbeez gun and there is no credible threat.

"My kids were playing basketball when they drove past, put the car in reverse, then pointed a toy gun at them and shot. It ended up being Orbeez, but what’s upsetting is my kids weren’t in on ...