A string of school threats posted on social media in recent weeks have mostly been found to be unsubstantiated, but some of them have led to the arrest of teenagers.
A 13-year-old girl was arrested Tuesday for allegedly posting a threat on social media against Chemawa Middle School in Riverside on Friday.
According to the Riverside Police Department, the student made a second post listing the names of targeted classmates. Investigators searched her home and determined that she did not have access to weapons.
She was arrested and booked into a Riverside County juvenile detention facility.
Several schools across Southern California have received threats on social media over the past day, but none have been found to be credible so far, officials said.
Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy was taken into custody Wednesday for making criminal threats against a middle school in Jurupa Valley.
The 5000 block of 42nd Street underwent a thorough investigation on Sept. 12 around 9:45 a.m. by a Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station school resource deputy regarding a criminal threat, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.