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Ontario Provincial Police say a 12-year-old is the suspect in a bomb threat at a Simcoe elementary school.
The incident at St. Joseph’s Catholic elementary school – determined to have been a hoax – happened shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Norfolk OPP say. Police say the suspect is a 12-year-old from Norfolk County.
No charges have been laid and the person’s identity is protected by the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, police said.
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No suspicious packages or items of interest were found at the school, police said, adding they were grateful to the school community and the public for their patience and cooperation throughout the investigation.
“The OPP takes all threats to public safety seriously and provides resources necessary to assess and respond to the threat,” Const. Andrew Gamble of the Norfolk OPP said in a statement. “The safety of our communities’ children and all members of the public is paramount.”
ATV crashes into cruiser, police say
Police are looking for the driver of an ATV that collided with a police cruiser and then ran from the scene.
The incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. Monday when a Brantford police officer spotted an ATV and two dirt bikes being driven dangerously in the area of Market Street South and Erie Avenue.
When the officer tried to stop them, the dirt bikes fled the scene and the ATV collided with the officer’s cruiser on the road near Erie Avenue and Clarence Street. The ATV driver then ran southbound into a forested area at Clarence St. and Erie Ave., police said in a statement released Tuesday.
Police said the officer sustained minor injuries as a result of the collision while the cruiser sustained moderate damage.
Roads in the area were closed briefly for the investigation. The suspect remains at large and the investigation continues, police said.
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