Abbotsford police investigate online threats targeting schools

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· Posted: Apr 07, 2025 10:52 AM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

Police accidental they are investigating threats of unit circulating successful Abbotsford, B.C., and determination is nary accusation to suggest the threats are real. 

A Monday quality merchandise from the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) says it is alert of an email and societal media posts claiming that acts of unit targeting assorted schools successful the city will hap connected Monday.

It said that implicit the play police responded to galore swatting calls, which falsely claimed that unit was taking place and radical were successful danger. 

Swatting is the signifier of calling constabulary to falsely study a superior incident, triggering a swift and important response. 

"AbbyPD is taking today's claimed menace of unit earnestly and is presently investigating the root of the messages," constabulary said successful the Monday quality release. 

"Currently, determination is nary accusation to suggest that this menace is real, and investigators judge this incidental is yet different swatting attempt." 

It said police volition guarantee the nationalist is informed of immoderate caller accusation regarding pupil safety.

The Abbotsford School District wrote successful a Monday greeting Facebook station that it is alert of the threats, and instantly contacted police. 

"APD has recovered nary grounds to suggest the menace is credible. Based connected their review, we are assured that determination is nary known hazard to our schools, students, oregon staff," it said.