Rockland schools placed on lockdown; 2 teens arrested in separate threats
Posted Jan 21, 2016 05:22:13 PM.
Last Updated Jan 21, 2016 05:26:52 PM.
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ROCKLAND – Rockland schools were placed on lockdown after two separate incidents on Thursday.
Russell County O.P.P. arrested a 17-year-old boy after he made threats to cause bodily harm with a weapon. Rockland High School was placed on lockdown as a precaution on Thursday morning.
A second 17-year-old boy was arrested after he was spotted carrying a firearm while walking along Giroux Street in the afternoon. Rockland schools were again briefly placed on lockdown.
O.P.P. say the incidents were not related.