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Pinole High Student A Suspect in John Swett Lockdown
Alleged social media threats led to police reaction.
A Pinole Valley High School student is suspected in alleged social media threats that resulted in a lockown at John Swett High School Wednesday, according to the Contra Costa Times.
"Authorities locked down John Swett High School as a precaution (Wednesday) afternoon after two students received threats via social media," the Times reported. The lockdown lasted "a couple of hours," according to the news report.
Around 1 p.m. school officials became aware of the threats and they alerted police, the Times reported. The suspect is a 17-year-old Pinole Valley High School student who lives in North Richmond, according to the newspaper's Web site.
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Contra Costa County Sheriff Deputies interviewed the suspect, the Times reported.
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