Police Identify Juvenile In Threat At New Bern High

By: Press Release | WNCT
Published: February 15, 2008

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Detectives with the New Bern Police Department have identified the person believed responsible for the threat against New Bern High School on Monday afternoon.

Petitions have been filed against a juvenile in relation to the incident, which caused an emergency evacuation of the school just before 2 p.m. on February 11, 2008. The suspect is 15 years old and faces charges of making a false report concerning mass violence on educational property by calling New Bern High School and making a verbal threat against students. Administrators say they received the call around 1:40 p.m. Monday afternoon.

The juvenile was taken into custody February 15, 2008.

The New Bern Police Department is committed to Community Policing. Citizens are encouraged to become a “Partner in Policing,” by reporting suspected illegal activity to the New Bern Police Department’s TIPS line at (252) 636-5034 or the Craven County Crime Stoppers line at 633-5141.