Crime & Safety
Teen Falsely Reported School Shooting In Cold Spring Harbor: Cops
The student fabricated a shooting after she had a dispute with administrators earlier that morning, police say.
A teenager was arrested after police say she called 911 and falsely reported a school shooting in the Cold Spring Harbor School District on Friday morning.
According to authorities, the 16-year-old student at Cold Spring Harbor Junior Senior High School, who walked out of school in the morning following a dispute with administrators, went home, called 911 and reported a threat of a school shooting at 10:44 a.m.
The teen was arrested at her Cold Spring Harbor home at 11:10 a.m. following an investigation. She was charged with falsely reporting an incident.
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She was taken to Huntington Hospital for evaluation and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.
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