{"id":986,"date":"2026-09-23T13:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eriecoblotter.com\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:51:22","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-westfield-school-lockout-lifted-after-disorderly-person-incident-at-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eriecoblotter.com\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 WESTFIELD: SCHOOL LOCKOUT LIFTED AFTER DISORDERLY PERSON INCIDENT AT HOSPITAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>WESTFIELD, N.Y. \u2014 September 23, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3 wp-block-paragraph\">The Westfield Police Department and Westfield Academy Central Schools have issued a joint statement following an incident at <strong>Westfield Memorial Hospital<\/strong> Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3 wp-block-paragraph\">At approximately <strong>10:00 a.m.<\/strong>, officers from the <strong>Westfield Police Department, New York State Police, and Chautauqua County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/strong> responded to the hospital for a report of a disorderly subject inside the facility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3 wp-block-paragraph\">As a precaution, <strong>Westfield Academy Central Schools activated its SHELL Protocol<\/strong>, specifically placing the school into a <strong>Lockout<\/strong>. The district explained that a Lockout is designed to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering the school while normal activities continue inside.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3 wp-block-paragraph\">Officials stressed that <strong>there was no direct threat to Westfield Academy and Central School<\/strong> connected to the incident.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3 wp-block-paragraph\">The situation at Westfield Memorial Hospital was subsequently resolved <strong>without further incident<\/strong>. Police and school officials say there is <strong>no ongoing threat to the hospital, school, or surrounding community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3 wp-block-paragraph\">The precautionary school Lockout has since been lifted and <strong>normal operations have resumed<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Erie County Blotter<\/strong><br><em>Public Safety \u2022 Emergency Services \u2022 Community Information<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WESTFIELD, N.Y. \u2014 September 23, 2026 The Westfield Police Department and Westfield Academy Central Schools have issued a joint statement following an incident at Westfield Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning. 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