Juvenile arrested after making an online threat against Columbus Tustin Middle School

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Yesterday, at approximately 3:27p.m., Tustin Police School Resource Officers were notified by staff of Columbus Tustin Middle School, located at 17952 Beneta Way, of threats being circulated via a social media account. Officers and detectives immediately responded to the school and began investigating the incident.

Investigators were able to quickly track down the source of the social media account and, at approximately 1915 hours, a juvenile suspect was taken into custody.

This investigation is ongoing, however, there is no known ongoing threat to students, staff, or the public. As a precaution, there will be an increased police presence throughout the day.

If anyone has any additional information, please call SRO Cody Hense at 714-573-3186.
Media inquires should be directed to Lt. Matt Nunley: (714) 573-3282, mnunley@tustinca.org.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions.

When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.