High School Student Arrested in Hoax that Locked Down Schools
High School Student Arrested in Hoax that Locked Down Schools
by Contributing Editor
Two San Dimas schools were locked down Thursday when a 911 caller falsely claimed there was a person with a gun at one of the campuses, and a student was later arrested in connection with the hoax.
The call came at 9:38 a.m. to the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station claiming there was a man with a gun on the basketball courts at San Dimas High School, 800 W. Covina Blvd., according to sheriff’s and school officials.
The San Dimas sheriff’s station called for a lockdown at San Dimas High School and nearby Lone Hill Middle School, 700 S. Lone Hill Ave. as a precaution, Bonita Unified School District Superintendent Carl J. Coles said in a statement to the community.
“Every student was moved inside a classroom or an office,” Coles said.
San Dimas sheriff’s deputies searched the entire high school campus room by room for a suspect, he said. Sheriff’s officials declared the campus safe at about 11:15 a.m.
“No weapon was found, there was no actual sighting of a person with a gun,” Coles said. “They learned that this call was a prank call by a student. This student was detained and taken into custody for making the prank call.”
There were no injuries, he said.
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