Robocall makes ‘vague threat’ about weapons in Mass. schools, police say

A robocall Friday made a “obscure menace” about weapons in faculties in Massachusetts, placing one district on alert after it responded to a different menace solely every week earlier, in keeping with officers.

The Massachusetts State Police barracks in Bourne acquired the automated name concerning the weapons menace within the morning. State Police then alerted Harwich police, and in flip, they informed the Monomoy Regional College District, which had responded to a “computer-generated” bomb menace to its highschool final week, authorities stated.

It isn’t clear that any particular college or district was talked about in the newest menace. In session with Harwich police, the menace was deemed to be non-credible, in keeping with an announcement from Dr. Scott Carpenter, superintendent of the Monomoy Regional College District.

“Because of latest occasions, we’re taking steps to make sure security in our buildings (MRHS, MRMS, HES, and CES), together with extra police presence and conserving college students indoors,” Carpenter stated within the assertion Friday. “We’ll be certain that these additional measures are in place all through the day, and can proceed our studying day.”

The bomb menace made to Monomoy Regional Excessive College on Could 27 was additionally described as non-credible and was equally made through an automatic name, in keeping with Carpenter.

Nonetheless, officers instantly evacuated the highschool after receiving the menace, and the varsity constructing was “totally swept and inspected” by legislation enforcement, together with by bomb-sniffing canine, officers stated.

Though the opposite faculties within the district didn’t obtain any threats, they have been notified of the decision so they may lock down and guarantee their buildings have been safe, in keeping with authorities.

The 2 threats have been amongst many faculties in the USA have acquired within the wake of the mass capturing at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas that claimed the lives of 19 kids and two academics.

A 61-year-old man was arrested in New Hampshire for allegedly putting “College Shooter” indicators round three cities late final month, and one other menace to “shoot up” a center college in West Springfield, Massachusetts was discovered to not be credible.

“With the help from the FBI and state police, it was decided {that a} fictitious account was created on Could twenty sixth for the only objective of making concern in gentle of the latest occasions in Texas,” the West Springfield Police Division stated in Fb publish.

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