Girl Arrested In Twitter Threat Against Alum Rock Schools

SAN JOSE, CA — Police in San Jose have identified the suspect they believe sent a threatening tweet against the East San Jose School District as a 12-year-old girl. On Thursday, the San Jose Police Department's Violent Crimes Enforcement Team served a search warrant at the girl's residence.

Police made contact with the 12-year-old, but she was not taken into custody.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Alum Rock Union Elementary School District officials learned of the tweet on Wednesday.

The tweet did not single out a specific school in the district but stated the person wanted to "shoot up" all of them.

District Superintendent Hilaria Bauer called the threat offensive because the person responsible commented how they hated the school district and were happy they were from "a more affluent area," followed by a series of expletives.

Bauer said Thursday the district had filed a formal complaint with Twitter over the post.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 408-947-7867.

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By Bay City News Service

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