UPDATE: According to RCMP a bomb threat that led to the evacuation of a Claresholm High School was deemed to be false.
RCMP officials state, around 11 a.m. on Jan. 30 Claresholm RCMP responded to the report of a bomb threat at Willow Creek High School. The alleged threat is said to have been written on a bathroom stall.
After the building was evacuated, officials say, the RCMP with assistance from local Sheriffs and Peace Officers, searched the school, deeming the threat to have been false.
Police are now investigating the case as public mischief, a criminal offence police state includes “misleading the police to initiate an investigation.” According to police, these sort of incidents can cause panic and is a misuse of emergency resources.
The investigation is said to be ongoing.
A Claresholm high school has been evacuated as RCMP look investigate a bomb threat.
In a statement released Friday morning, Claresholm RCMP said they are responding to the threat at the Willow Creek High School and as of 11:30 a.m. reported everyone had been evacuated from the building safely.
The community is being urged to avoid the area as police continue to investigate. They also are advising residents there will be a heavy police presence at the scene.
