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NICEVILLE — A new tool is giving faculty and school resource officers at Okaloosa County schools the ability to report active assailants, medical emergencies, and more with the click of a button. Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Marcus Chambers and Sheriff Eric Aden showcased the SaferWatch app during a press conference Wednesday at the Sheriff Larry Gilbert

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) -A digital panic button to report crime is now live in Okaloosa County. The SaferWatch app is adding a whole new level of school safety, by giving teachers and staff a direct way to report suspicious and or dangerous behavior. The Okaloosa County School System, along with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office,

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — The Okaloosa County School District and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced a new school safety tool on Wednesday. Superintendent Marcus Chambers and Sheriff Eric Aden held a press conference to speak on the tool designed to save lives. The SaferWatch app is only for school staff at their specific schools. It

On Wednesday, May 11, at the Okaloosa County Emergency Operations Center in Niceville, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office & the Okaloosa School District announced a new safety tool designed to save lives. “For a school district, what many might say is that our number one priority is educating our students,” said Superintendent Marcus Chamber. “But

A preteen is in trouble with the law after deputies say he drafted a “detailed plan” to kill people at his Broward middle school. The 12-year-old boy, a student of Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach, was arrested and charged Tuesday with making written threats to kill, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Earlier Tuesday,

Schools across the country, including in Miami-Dade and Broward, saw an uptick of threats last year, many of which were made on social media. While school leaders say most online threats usually turn out to be hoaxes, they can still cause worry among parents, faculty and students. In Michigan, more than a dozen school districts

Threat included plan to ‘infiltrate the school from all entrances,’ authorities say. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – A 12-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday on accusations that he threatened to shoot up his middle school, authorities said. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the boy attends Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach. “Earlier that morning, a