school threat

Police have arrested a teen accused of making a threat online to “shoot up” a New London school on Wednesday. The police department said they were contacted by federal and state authorities about a person making a school threat. The message, which was posted on social media, was traced to a home in New London. Authorities said no specific school…

Cromwell Middle School was placed on lockdown after a threatening message was found at the school, police said. The police department said they were called to the middle school after an apparent threatening message was found in a student bathroom. Detectives responded to the school to investigate, and it was placed in a lockdown. Police said the lockdown was lifted…

Connecticut State Police said they’ve arrested a man that allegedly made multiple threats, including to “shoot up graduation” at Stratford School of Aviation. Troopers said 21-year-old Joseph Cyr, of Oxford, allegedly made comments to his classmates implying that if he were to be kicked out of school, he would “turn the airport into a crater.” A couple students reported...

Connecticut has experienced a number of hoax threats to schools over the past few weeks.