BROOKLYN, NY – One day after a student got arrested at his school For loading a pistol, authorities made another incredible find.
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City officials planted a metal detector at the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice and Downtown Brooklyn, the same campus where a 17-year-old was arrested for carrying a 9mm pistol and $ 30,000 in cash, as well as at two other nearby schools.
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Just one day after the youth’s arrest, authorities investigated the campus and discovered 21 weapons during the day, he reported. el New York Post.
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It should be noted that the school does not normally have these types of reviews.
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In all, nine knives, seven pepper spray cans, four stun guns and a pair of brass knuckles were seized, the report said.
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It occurs one day after school personnel discovered a firearm while a student, who was late, was registering his attendance inside an administrative office.
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A secretary saw what she believed to be a pistol in her backpack and alerted the school security officers.
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It is not the first incident of its kind to be reported this year in the city.
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In October, police seized three firearms from college buildings within hours, two in the Bronx and one in Brooklyn.
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Greg Floyd, president of the school safety officers union, told The Post he was not surprised by Thursday’s finding.
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“How many guns are there in our schools? We don’t know. This is the tip of the iceberg,” he said.
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Only a few schools in the city have metal detectors installed year-round. The others are subject to random or temporary reviews.
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Outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio opted to increase unannounced reviews earlier this year after a series of violent incidents and gun seizures in and around the city schools.
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