Kennett Middle School locked down over rifle round

Students kept in classrooms Wed. as police investigate By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times NEW GARDEN — Kennett Middle School was placed in a “soft” lock down Wednesday after a live rifle round was found in a classroom. Township police said that the round was discovered Tuesday evening in a sixth grade classroom by the school’s janitorial service.     Send article as PDF...

Juvenile arrested in KMS threats

NEW GARDEN — A 12-year-old student at Kennett Middle School was arrested and charged Wednesday with making two bomb threats at the school this fall, township police said. The arrest of the juvenile — whose name was not released because of the student’s age (The Times complied with a request from township police to remove references to the student’s gender or grade, which was originally...

Three arrested on drug charges

NEW GARDEN — After tips from the public led to an undercover operation and a two-month investigation township police announced Monday that they had arrested and charged three local residents with various charges related to allegedly operating an illegal drug sales operation out of a Baltimore Pike home. Police said they executed a search warrant on Oct. 16,in the early morning hours, at 947 Baltimore...