Bomb Threat Reported At Santa Rosa Academy Charter School In Menifee

MENIFEE, CA — The Menifee Police Department is continuing to investigate a bomb threat received late Monday morning at Santa Rosa Academy charter school that forced the campus's closure.

The threat was reported around 11:30 a.m. at the campus located at 27587 La Piedra Road. The school serves more than 1,500 K-12 students.

"As a precaution, the school has been placed on lockdown while the threat is investigated," the law enforcement agency reported around 12 p.m. "School administrators and police are on campus working together to safely escort students and staff away from the school. Avoid the area and use alternate routes until further notice."

Shortly before 1 p.m., the Menifee Police Department announced the campus was declared safe. No arrests were publicly announced and there was no indication that a suspicious device was ever found.

Classes were canceled despite the all-clear, though police officers were expected to remain at the campus through part of the afternoon.

At the same time that police were investigating the threat, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department reported a hazmat incident in the area. According to fire department spokesperson April Newman, firefighters were called at approximately 11:30 a.m. to Lowe's Home Improvement store at 30472 Haun Road. The store is less than a half mile from the school.

Further information about the hazmat incident was not immediately available. Calls to the store were not answered as of 12:10 p.m.

Newman said firefighters were summoned to Lowe's by Menifee police.

"The Menifee Police Department is the investigating agency," Newman said.