Crime & Safety

Bomb Threat Made At Pittsburgh-Area High School

It's the second bomb threat in a week in a southwestern Pennsylvania school district.

ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, PA - Police are investigating a bomb threat left Tuesday in a girls’ restroom at Montour High School. The threat read “MHS Boom! 9/27/18,” superintendent Christopher Stone revealed in a letter to district parents.

Stone sad the Robinson Police Department and school district police performed a sweep of the high school and did not find anything suspicious. Another sweep of the building will occur Wednesday and all evening activities at the school have been canceled.

“I want to assure you, we are taking every step necessary to ensure the security and well-being
of our students and staff,” Stone wrote.

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A similar threat occurred in the nearby Carlynton School District last week. No incendiary device was found.

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