Metal-Detecting Wands Issued to Officers in Baltimore County Schools
Gun incidents at schools in Perry Hall and Essex prompted use of the new tools.
On-duty police officers in Baltimore County Public Schools have a new tool at their disposal—metal-detecting wands. The wands, intended to help school resource officers detect weapons on school grounds, are in direct response to the shooting at Perry Hall High School on Aug. 27 and gun incident at Stemmers Run Middle School in Essex on Sept. 11, according to Baltimore County Police Department Chief Jim Johnson. "I believe that the devices have the potential to enhance school security. Certainly, we believe that in the future, these devices could be effective at keeping weapons out of schools," Johnson said. Across the county, school resource officers are assigned to every public high school and all but five public middle schools. The …
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Mike Fisher
11:56 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
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