Police charge a youth involved in school bomb threat

The RCMP/HRP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has charged a youth in relation to a school bomb threat in Fall River.

On May 9, RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment responded to a report of a bomb threat at Lockview High School on Lockview Rd. Officers, with the assistance from the RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit, assessed that there was no risk to the public.

Investigators of the General Investigation Section of CID learned that a threatening message had been written in a bathroom stall at the school.

Through the course of the investigation, a male youth from Wellington was identified as being involved in the threats.

On June 26, the youth attended the CID office, in Dartmouth, where he was safely arrested and later released.

The youth has been charged with Uttering Threats and Mischief. He's scheduled to appear in Halifax Youth Justice Court on July 18, at 9:30 a.m.

File #: 24-61978