Crime & Safety
Morgan Hill Snapchat School Threat Found Not Credible
Morgan Hill called off the threat bulletin posted on Twitter late Sunday evening when Snapchat threat was not substantiated.
MORGAN HILL, CA -- Police confirmed no credible threat to schools in Morgan Hill Monday following
threatened a school with the initials "BMS" on Snapchat on Sunday.
Morgan Hill police spokesman Troy Hoefling told Patch that officers received the reports from parents and students Sunday night, thus posting on their Twitter account around 11 p.m. Sunday that they were
investigating the threat.
Hoefling explained the Snapchat post may be tied to a similar threat that is being investigated by police in Arizona and could be as far-reaching as a nationwide issue involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Despite the finding, Morgan Hill police will be at all schools today to ensure students, parents and faculty may feel safe.
Anyone with information on the case is advised to call Morgan Hill police at (408) 779-2101.
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