Police Department learned of an online post threatening YouTube

Article Source: San Bruno Police Department CA

SAN BRUNO POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

SUBJECT: Criminal Threats Case re: YouTube

CASE NUMBER: 1801128

DATE OCCURRED: April 4, 2018

TIME OCCURRED: 1:18 a.m.

CONTACT PERSON: Lieutenant Ryan Johansen

On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 1:18 a.m., in the aftermath of the recent shooting incident at the YouTube campus in San Bruno, the San Bruno Police Department learned of an online post threatening another shooting. The threat was posted on an Instagram page entitled “youtubeshooters” and it warned that another shooting would be perpetrated against YouTube.

San Bruno Detectives immediately initiated an investigation in an attempt to identify the subject(s) that produced this post. At the same time, the San Bruno Police Department and YouTube Security Officials began working on a security plan to ensure the safety of the campus.

By way of a search warrant, San Bruno Detectives were able to determine that the post originated from a location in the State of Pennsylvania. In partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), contact was made at the identified location. During this contact, a juvenile suspect was identified and admitted to creating this post. It has been determined that there is no merit to the threat posted and no additional steps are believed to have been taken toward actually carrying it out. The San Bruno Police Department is working closely with the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, the FBI, and other prosecutorial authorities, to determine whether or not criminal charges will be pursued in this case.

The San Bruno Police Department takes all threats to public safety seriously and will aggressively investigate cases such as these, making every effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Anyone with any information related to this crime is urged to contact the San Bruno Police Department at (650) 616-7100 or by email: sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov. Information can be left anonymously.

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