Detectives seize explosive devices, thwart potential Central Coast school threat

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office recovered a pair of explosive devices and thwarted a potential school threat in the Orcutt area, it said on Wednesday.

According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office, detectives working with the agency’s Behavioral Sciences Unit and Crisis Intervention Teams prevented a bomb threat to an Orcutt school by a male juvenile following a multi-day investigation.

On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation in response to a report that a male juvenile had made concerning statements about harming others, according to the release…

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