The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department is investigating a threat against Marist College.
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Marist College, a small private school 84 miles north of NY City, canceled classes and ordered a lockdown on Friday because of an online, anonymous posting that threatened a shooting on campus, a Marist spokesman said. They were notified by Marist College Office of Safety & Security.
“An investigation is now under way in cooperation with Twitter, college officials and other law enforcement agencies”. An alert went out to students shortly after 7 a.m.
Content Preview This content is exclusive for Optimum, Time Warner, Comcast, customers with access to News 12. “Marist College has cancelled classes for today until further notice and will update as necessary”.
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Students living on campus have been urged to stay in their dormitories.
