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Three Boston minors charged after prank threat sends Mass. high school into lockdown
Three minors from Boston are facing charges in connection with making a prank threatening phone call that sent Billerica Memorial High School into lockdown on Thursday, Billerica police announced Friday.
Police began investigating a threatening phone call made to the high school around 1 p.m. on Thursday, police said in a press release. In accordance with established procedures, the school was put on lockdown.
Students were dismissed early as officers conducted an initial threat assessment, which eventually concluded that the threat was unfounded, police said. Meanwhile, police increased their presence at all schools across the town.
Police soon identified three minors from Boston's Charlestown neighborhood as being responsible for the threatening phone call, police said. They quickly determined that none of the minors had access to weapons or the ability to act on the threat.
The minors are facing charges in juvenile court in connection with the incident, police said.
'It's unfortunate that this happened, but I am pleased to report that we have identified the juveniles behind this threatening call and determined that this was an attempted prank gone wrong,' Police Chief Roy Frost said in the release. 'At no time were our students or our community in danger.'
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