{"id":28090,"date":"2018-03-20T17:18:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T17:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=28090"},"modified":"2018-03-20T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T17:18:44","slug":"armed-police-called-penylan-college-social-media-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/20\/armed-police-called-penylan-college-social-media-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed police called to Penylan college over social media post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ARMED police were called to deal with an incident at St David\u2019s College in Penylan shortly after 11:20am today in response to social media posts referencing firearms.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Police confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the incident which the college has described as a \u201csafeguarding issue regarding one of our students\u201d.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Detective Chief Inspector Justin Evans, counter terrorism security coordinator and tactical firearms commander, confirmed\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that no gun was taken to or found at the college.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A 16-year-old boy is assisting police with enquiries.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A spokesperson for the college said: \u201cThe college would like to dispel any concerns parents and learners have over an incident. The police were asked to respond to a safeguarding issue regarding one of our students.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt has now been resolved. At no time was anyone at risk. The college is continuing to function normally.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The college remains open with lessons continuing as normal.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARMED police were called to deal with an incident at St David\u2019s College in Penylan shortly after 11:20am today in response to social media posts referencing firearms. Police confirmed that no one was injured as a result of the incident which the college has described as a \u201csafeguarding issue regarding one of our students\u201d. Detective Chief Inspector Justin Evans, counter terrorism security coordinator and tactical firearms commander, confirmed\u00a0that no gun was taken to or found at the college. 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