RIVERSIDE — A 13-year-old girl suspected of posting threats on social media directed at certain classmates at a middle school in Riverside was arrested Tuesday.
Investigators received notification of the threat over the weekend involving Chemawa Middle School, and a school resource officer assigned to the school identified the suspect Tuesday as a 13-year-old female student, according to the Riverside Police Department.
The girl was arrested and booked into a Riverside County juvenile detention facility on suspicion of making criminal threats after a thorough “school threat assessment and response” investigation determined that she did not possess any weapons at her residence.
The girl’s name was not released because of her age.
This was at least the third such arrest in Riverside County schools since Sept. 11.
“These recent disruptions to our schools must stop immediately so that our children can focus on their education,” Riverside Police Department Chief Larry Gonzalez said in a statement.
“Students who make threats of school violence on social media or by other means will face strict criminal consequences and severe disciplinary action, up to and including expulsion. We will not tolerate any behavior that undermines the safety and security of our schools.”
Anyone with information regarding the criminal threat was urged to contact School Resource Officer Mike Cupido at MCupido@RiversideCA.gov or 951-353-7948. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can submit information through the Riverside Police Department’s “Atlas 1” mobile app using the “send message” feature.
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