Bomb threat closes MHS before school starts

A bomb threat led to the shutdown of Maricopa High School this morning before classes started.

 

“The school received a fax referencing multiple threats to the school, one of them being a bomb threat,” Maricopa Police Department spokesman Ricardo Alvarado said. “The school went into lockdown before students arrived on scene. There were very few students here, mostly staff and faculty members.”

 

After being contacted by the school, MPD set up a perimeter.

 

“We had to wait for other agencies’ bomb dogs to come in to check the area to make sure that it’s clear,” Alvarado said.

 

Department of Public Safety escorted its dog to start sniffing around the campus.

 

Classes have been canceled for the day. Alvarado said the threat did not specify a reason but did specify an individual. He did not release more information.

 

Meanwhile, Santa Rosa Elementary has also gone into lockdown, but has not specified a reason.