State police have arrested a juvenile in connection with a vague school shooting threat that led to extra police presence at schools in Somers last week.
After investigating, with from the F.B.I., Yik Yak Inc., and other local law enforcement agencies, police identified a juvenile, who admitted that there was never any original threat to shoot at any schools, police said.
A parent contacted state police just after 8 p.m. last Thursday about a threat of a possible school shooting posted on the Yik Yak app, a social media app that allows people to post anonymously, police said.
The State Police Eastern District Major Crime Unit, F.B.I., Yik Yak Inc., and other local law enforcement agencies looked into it and never found an actual credible threat, but they did found several responses in reference to an alleged threat.
State police have charged a juvenile with first-degree falsely reporting an incident and breach of peace.
No additional information has been released.
