Two Teens Arrested After Incident Near PHS

As of Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Southern Pines police arrested two 16-year-old juveniles Wednesday afternoon and charged then with assault by pointing a gun and resist, delay,obstruct a police officer.

The arrests were made near Pinecrest High School shortly after police received a report of two individuals pointing a gun at an individual riding a bicycle on Knoll Road near the school.

Police briefly placed the school on lockdown after the incident was reported.

According to traffic on the police radio scanner officers recovered two BB guns after aprehending the suspects.

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herecomesthescience 1 year, 5 months ago

theonewithsense 1 year, 5 months ago

Police responded to the school and were able to located two individuals ard recover two BB guns, according to traffic on the police scanner

English much?

Mythreekids 1 year, 5 months ago

Pretty scary for an old person and it was more than 15 minutes...I was there at 3:30 to pick up child for dr. appointment. No one in the office. Like the calm before a storm. I was told to return to my vehicle immediately by an officer. They lifted the lockdown right at 4:00pm. From what I observed, thanks to the staff, the children outside for phys. ed classes were secured quickly. Much appreciated.

foregolf 1 year, 5 months ago

Glad everyone is OK. I was there to pick up my daughter and was shocked to see all of the police cars. What were these two individuals thinking going on to a school campus with ANY type of weapon? Did they have a death wish?

teufelhunden 1 year, 5 months ago

Yes thank God this was handled and handled seriously.

alaska4u 1 year, 5 months ago

According to the email and call we got they were robbery suspects.

ncmom 1 year, 5 months ago

The message from the school never mentioned weapons of any kind!! We didn't recieve the message until 4:30. I am thankful this ended in a safe manner.

Toda 1 year, 5 months ago

Not to make any inferences here, but one can't help but to wonder how many street lights, store windows, or other property was affected by a BB gun? Those lights on roadways and side roads using Progress Energy lighting are quite expensive I understand. Maybe they were just out shooting wildlife from the comfort of their car ....

skylinefirepest 1 year, 5 months ago

Geez Louise!! What has our great country come to when we refer to stinkin' bb guns as weapons. Amazing!

afbluegill 1 year, 5 months ago

My son was outside for PE and he said the coaches got them inside quickly. Appreciate them looking after the kids.

CNMT 1 year, 5 months ago

Yes, they were ONLY BB guns...but until they were sure, they had to take the actions they did and lockdown the school. You would be the same one complaining if they assumed they were only BB guns and did nothing!!!! Give the school and law enforcement credit for protecting the students and staff at the school first. I know for a fact I would not be able to tell the difference between a BB gun and a rifle/shotgun from a distance....always err on the side of caution. Thanks to all involved for keeping everyone safe.....at least it wasn't an umbrella!

ncfarmgirl999 1 year, 5 months ago

i am amazed at the level of stupidity maybe sombody should pull their pants down and spank their @#$es oops thats illegal too

skylinefirepest 1 year, 5 months ago

cnmt...I'm not complaining about the response...very proper response! What I'm complaining about is that we now call bb guns "weapons." When I was a kid at Southern Pines we had knives in our pockets all the time. They were useful tools. We even carried a rifle or shotguns to school in our vehicles when it was time to go hunting after school. Of course that was in the time before drugs and gangs and the ridiculous rule of zero tolerance. A rule that takes common sense out of the equation. There again, when I was a kid a little smackdown probably went a long ways to curbing violence than now when a kid can't even smartmouth without running afoul of the zero tolerance rules. Therefore bottling up aggression until an explosive response.

JER 1 year, 5 months ago

skylinefirepest: I'm sure you're correct. We have given our youth so little space that I'm sure that this was just built up aggression. The poor babies were only pointing BB guns at people and we all know that a BB gun can't do any harm, right? BB guns are not "weapons" the same as a pocket knife is not a weapon.....until you hold it to somebodys throat. Your 2nd amendment fixation along with your opposition to methods developed to protect EVERYBODYS peace of mind contribute to these types of incidents. When you were a kid, gas was less than a dollar a gallon. Those days are gone. Please join the 21st century and see what a gun culture has done for America.

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