Crime & Safety
3 Benicia Schools Go On Lockdown Following False Threats
Police dispatch received a call threatening violence at Benicia High School Tuesday morning, Benicia police said.
BENICIA, CA — Three schools in Benicia went on lockdown Tuesday following a threatening phone call, police said.
The threats turned out to be false.
Police dispatch received a call Tuesday from a third party saying "a message of an impending threat of violence at Benicia High School had been received," the Benicia Police Department said.
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In the interest of safety, the high and middle schools went on lockdown, along with nearby Mary Farmar Elementary School. The lockdown was lifted by 9:45 a.m.
Police conducted a "thorough" search and determined that no threat existed, police said.
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Detectives are determining the origination of the call and its motivation, according to police.
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