“Vague threat” leads to increased police presence, investigation at Anderson High School
ANDERSON, Calif., — Parents and students alike may have noticed a significant increase in police presence at and around Anderson High School today after an investigation was launched into a “vague threat of violence” made by a subject while on the school’s campus yesterday, Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Officials have not specified the type or nature of threat made against the school and have said it was not even immediately known if the juvenile who allegedly made the threat was actually a current student at the school or just happened to be on the school’s campus when the threat was overheard.
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The incident that led to the increase in police presence at the school occurred Tuesday, Aug. 31, when the Anderson Police Department was notified by the Anderson High School Administrative Staff of a “possible threat of violence against the school,” Anderson PD has since reported in a series of social media releases about the threat and subsequent actions taken by their department.
“School staff advised APD officers an unidentified juvenile was overheard making a vague threat of violence,” APD explained in an initial post yesterday.
“It is not known at this time if the juvenile is a student of Anderson High School or was just on the school campus at the time the comment was made,” they continued.
Parents and students alike were relieved to see an increase in police presence an the Anderson High School campus this morning after a “a vague threat of violence” was overheard yesterday by another student who reported the threat to school administrators. APD photo
“It is important to note that no specifics or corroborating facts have been established at this time,” officials wrote yesterday; adding, “The purpose of this press release is for informational purposes only and to solicit information in an attempt to gain additional information about this incident.”
As their investigation continued this morning, APD made the decision to increase officers’ presence at the school’s campus; writing today, “Our officers are out at Anderson High School showing an increased law enforcement presence due to vague threats made against the school yesterday.”
“The investigation and identification of the person responsible for those threats is continuing,” they explained.
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“Anderson PD is committed to ensuring a safe learning environment for our children and take all threats, no matter how vague, seriously … and will continue to coordinate with school administration regarding this incident and will have an increased presence on campus in the coming days.” officials wrote in an updated press release this morning.
Anyone with information about this ongoing investigation is urged to immediately contact SHASCOM dispatch at (530) 245-6526, email us at [email protected] or message us on our Facebook page. Persons who provide information can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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