Blanchester police investigate report of possible explosive device brought to Putnam Elementary School

Blanchester police investigate report of possible explosive device brought to Putnam Elementary School

Students were evacuated from the building as a precaution.

Student brings inert explosive device to local elementary school, prompts evacuation

Per police, the student admitted to finding the item while playing in his yard, and his family was contacted.

BPD: Putman Elementary evacuated after student brings inert ordnance to school - Wilmington News Journal

BLANCHESTER, Ohio — Authorities say a student brought a non-explosive ordnance, possibly resembling a grenade, to Putman Elementary School in Blanchester on Monday, prompting an evacuation as a safety precaution. Police, fire, and EMS responded to the school after the object was reported, according to Blanchester Police Chief Robert J. Houghton. School officials and the Blanchester Police Department took immediate action upon its discovery, secu…

Unloaded Weapon Confiscated at South Elementary

A student allegedly brought an unloaded weapon to South Elementary Friday. According to a social media message posted by Superintendent Dr. Richie Leeker, district staff immediately confiscated the weapon and notified law enforcement after learning from another student it was there. No one was hurt, and law enforcement took possession of the unloaded gun.