The Brief
- Alpharetta police and Fulton County School Police responded to a early-morning threat reported Thursday.
- Select Fulton County schools were temporarily placed on a soft lockdown as a precautionary measure.
- Law enforcement confirmed the threat was a false swatting hoax, and normal school operations resumed.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta police and school officials lifted a precautionary soft lockdown on Thursday after investigating a false swatting threat that prompted an early-morning law enforcement response across North Fulton County.
Alpharetta school swatting threat
What we know:
Fulton County Schools received information around 4:30 a.m. Thursday regarding a potential threat directed at schools in Alpharetta.
The report arrived during a period of recent swatting incidents in neighboring communities. The Alpharetta Police Department partnered with Fulton County School Police and the Johns Creek Police Department to evaluate the claim.
Fulton County lockdown lifted
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