Ansonia Police respond to report of armed suspect at Ansonia HIgh School

UPDATE at 1:45 p.m.: All schools are safe, no threat was found. The "swatting call" is under investigation.

Multiple school systems have received similar threats today in Connecticut. Schools will be dismissed on normal schedule per the Ansonia Superintendent.

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Police Department is responding to a report of an armed suspect at Ansonia High School.

The school has been put into lockdown. Officers on scene are reporting no issues at the school and this is an apparent "Swatting" call. There have been multiple calls of this nature throughout the region today.

Officers are also checking each of the schools in town.

This is shared from the APD's Facebook page.

Social media threat forces lockdown of Ansonia High School; juvenile arrested

ANSONIA - Ansonia High School was placed into lockdown today after the Ansonia Police Department’s School Resource Officer stationed at the school was notified at 11 a.m. of a threat made on social media towards the school. 

Working in conjunction with the Ansonia Board of Education the school was placed into lockdown and students were safely dismissed from the school. 

During the investigation, a suspect was identified and placed under arrest. 

The suspect, a 14 year-old male, a student at the school, was charged with Threatening First Degree and Breach of Peace Second Degree and referred to juvenile authorities. 

This was an isolated incident, Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a written release.

Dr. Joseph DiBacco, Superintendent of Schools, released the following statement: 

“Ansonia Public Schools in collaboration with the Ansonia Police Department will not tolerate any behaviors/actions that put our students, staff, and community at risk. Today’s response was to an Ansonia student’s actions; swift and immediate action will be taken - the appropriate consequences will be administered up to and including expulsion and arrest.”

This is a press release from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.

Ansonia Police: High school temporarily locked down today

ANSONIA - At about 10:35 a.m. today Ansonia High School reported a male trying to get inside the school and he had a knife, Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch said in a written release.

The male left prior to officers' arrival and was located driving away from the school. The 57 year-old male was stopped and found to have a folding knife in a sheath on his belt. 

Further investigation revealed the male was at the school to pick up a family member, had a medical issue, needed to use a bathroom, and was looking to go inside the school to use the bathroom. 

The knife was never displayed or used in any way by the male. 

The school was temporarily locked down until the matter was resolved.

This is a press release from Lt. Patrick Lynch.