'Multiple suspects' responsible for threats
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March 21, 2013 |
In a press release issued Wednesday, the
Boundary County Sheriff's Office affirmed that
not one but several people are suspected of
perpetrating the 10 bomb hoaxes that have
disrupted classes this year, and may lead to a
shorter summer vacation to allow students to
make up for lost time.
"There have been numerous bomb threats to
schools within the Boundary County School
District," the relase begins. "These threats are
being investigated jointly by the Boundary
County School District, the Bonners Ferry Police
Department and the Boundary County Sheriff's
Office. Each threat has been evaluated and
investigated independent from the other threats.
The manner in which these threats have been
received have varied. Multiple suspects are
responsible for making these threats.
"To date, a student has been identified as
having made a written threat at the Bonners
Ferry Middle School. Criminal charges are
pending a determination by the Boundary County
Prosecutor's Office. Bonners Ferry High School
has taken administrative action on a student in
conjunction with a written threat at the high
school.
"Law enforcement is currently investigating an
additional suspect in the most recent threat."
While the release did not give details, News
Bonners Ferry has learned that the latest
threat, called in to the sheriff's office on
Tuesday and deemed not credible by authorities,
was almost immediately traced to a telephone in
southern Idaho. Working with law enforcement
agencies in that area, the caller appears to be
a youth who was home alone when that call was
made.
"Each threat is evaluated for credibility in
determining an appropriate response," the
sheriff's release continues. "The primary
consideration is the safety of the students, the
school faculty and for the public.
"The level of response may vary depending on the
nature of the threat. Typically, multiple fire
and ambulance personnel and apparatus respond
for safety as well as to assist in the actual
search for a dangerous device.
"Once students have been evacuated from the
school, school staff assists law enforcement
personnel from the sheriff's office, the police
department and Border Patrol in the search of
the school buildings and grounds."
On Tuesday, school district superintendent Dick
Conley told KREM 2 news reporters that the
school year may be extended to make up for the
time lost due to the evacuations and closures
resulting from all the hoaxes. |
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