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To Fight Ebola,
Sierra Leone Set
for 'Lockdown'

Sep 6, 2014 4:32 PM CDT

To Fight Ebola, Sierra Leone Set for 'Lockdown'

Locals barred from going out for 3 days

(Newser) - After hundreds of deaths in the country due to Ebola , Sierra Leone is heading for a lockdown. That means that for at least three days, starting Sept. 19, locals won't be able to leave the vicinity of their homes, Reuters reports. The goal is to spot people in the...

Student in GI Joe
Costume Caused
College Lockdown

Nov 5, 2013 11:46 AM CST

Student in GI Joe Costume Caused College Lockdown

David Kyem was dressed as GI Joe character

(Newser) - Central Connecticut State University was on lockdown yesterday, with local and state law enforcement—including SWAT teams—taking over the campus following reports of an armed man. Turns out it was student David Kyem, who was still wearing his GI Joe-inspired Halloween costume, the Hartford Courant reports. He'd been...

Capitol on Lockdown After Shots Reported

'Isolated Incident':
Capitol Lockdown
Is Lifted After Gunfire

Oct 3, 2013 3:04 PM CDT

'Isolated Incident': Capitol Lockdown Is Lifted After Gunfire

Incident began near White House barricade

(Newser) - Police have lifted a security lockdown at the US Capitol after gunfire rang out on Capitol Hill this afternoon. Details were still developing, but Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine said it appeared to be an "isolated incident" unrelated to terrorism. Eyewitnesses say that police fired on a black sedan...

Calif. Town Locked Down After Girl, 8, Murdered

Apr 29, 2013 6:31 AM CDT

Calif. Town Locked Down After Girl, 8, Murdered

Police searched door-to-door for Leila Fowler's killer

(Newser) - A tiny Northern California town was shut down over the weekend amid a manhunt for the murderer of an 8-year-old. Residents of Valley Springs—population 2,500—were told to lock their doors and watch for a man accused of stabbing Leila Fowler on Saturday afternoon, the AP reports. Police...

Ohio NASA Facility Locked Down, Reports of Gunman

Nov 5, 2010 9:56 AM CDT

Ohio NASA Facility Locked Down, Reports of Gunman

Spokesperson will not confirm whether gunman is involved

(Newser) - A sprawling NASA research center next to Cleveland's airport is under lockdown amid reports of a possible gunman. NASA Glenn Research Center spokeswoman Sally Harrington wouldn't say whether police were checking for a gunman but she says the complex was placed under "complete lockdown" this morning.

Shooter Drew Attention With Internet Posts

FORT HOOD SHOOTING

Nov 5, 2009 7:54 PM CST

Shooter Drew Attention With Internet Posts

Hasan equated suicide bombers with heroes: federal sources

(Newser) - Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man who killed 12 today at Fort Hood, had been on federal law-enforcement authorities’ radar for months after Internet postings about suicide bombings and the like. AP sources say the feds are still trying to confirm that the Army psychiatrist authored, in particular, a blog...