Stranahan Excessive College has resumed regular operations following a lockdown earlier right this moment prompted by a risk that police now imagine was a case of “swatting.”
In response to the Fort Lauderdale Police Division, officers responded to the varsity at roughly 11:45 a.m. after a threat was acquired by the Fort Lauderdale Police College Useful resource Workplace. As a precaution, the varsity, positioned at 1800 SW fifth Place, was positioned on lockdown whereas authorities totally searched the premises.
By 2:25 p.m., police had cleared the varsity grounds and confirmed that no precise risk was discovered. A preliminary investigation suggests the incident was a swatting—an intentional hoax designed to set off a big emergency response.
Regardless of the all-clear, there might be an elevated police presence within the space throughout faculty dismissal as a precaution. Scholar pick-up will proceed on the recurrently scheduled time and placement.
Earlier within the day, a media staging space was established on the north facet of West Broward Boulevard and SW 18th Avenue, though no public data officer was dispatched to the scene.
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