UPDATE: Bomb threat reported at Easton High School
EASTON, MD. – The Talbot County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bomb threat that was made towards Easton High School on September 16, 2024, via telephone.
Today around 2:00pm, front desk staff at Easton High School received a bomb threat via telephone. The caller re-contacted the front desk staff a few minutes later and asked when dismissal was.
Easton High School Administrative Staff followed school policies and procedures, calling the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the school and evacuated the students and staff from the building. Students were quickly escorted from the property. Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, Patrol/Operations Division arrived to the school and began the investigation. Bomb detecting K-9 teams were contacted and responded to the High School to completely scan and survey the building and determined it was safe.
The suspect was identified as a 17-year-old female, who is not a student in the Talbot County Public Schools system. Detectives went to the residence of the suspect and charged her with making a threat of mass violence.
Sheriff Gamble had this to say to the public “I am so grateful for the outstanding work our Talbot Deputies, Easton Police Officers, and our Talbot County Department of Emergency Services Dispatchers performed today to identify the caller of the bomb threat. Within two hours the suspect was identified, located and charged. The teachers and staff at Easton High worked tirelessly with law enforcement to make sure everyone was safe. We are so fortunate to have such dedicated professionals in our community who work very hard to keep our children safe.”
If anyone has information, they are requested to contact the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office at 410-822- 1020.
