What sounded like every parent’s worst nightmare at an Orlando high school turned out to be a bogus 911 call from a teenager, according to deputies. A 14-year-old was arrested Monday after phoning in a fake report of an active shooter at University High School, triggering a heavy law-enforcement response, a brief lockdown on campus, and officers rushing in from regular patrols before authorities confirmed it was all a hoax.
Deputies Say Hoax Pulled Cops Off ‘Real Crime’
According to WESH, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the call “elicited a massive law enforcement response” and that those deputies then could not be in their usual areas handling actual emergencies. The agency added, “All because someone thought it would be hilarious to call…..