Parents react to a lockdown at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School

Parents react to a lockdown situation at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School. A report of a student carrying a weapon caused the lockdown, which was determined by New London Police to be a mistaken report. The item in question was a battery pack according to Chief of Police Peter Reichard. The Day Publishing Company, established in 1881 by John A. Tibbits, publishes The Day, a daily newspaper covering a 20-town region in eastern Connecticut with a daily and Sunday readership of nearly 100,000, and http://www.theday.com, a website generating more than 4 million page views a month. Connect with The Day: Facebook:   / thedayct   Twitter:   / thedayct   YouTube:    / thedayct   Instagram:   / thedayct   Tumblr:   / thedaynews   Pinterest:   / thedayct