15-Year-Old Girl Charged In GHS Message Incident: Police

GREENWICH, CT — A 15-year-old girl was involved in the "disturbing message" incident at Greenwich High School last week that prompted a response from the Greenwich Police Department, according to Lt. Martin O'Reilly of the GPD.

The student was referred to Bridgeport Juvenile Court for the charges of first-degree threatening, which is a class D Felony, third-degree criminal mischief and breach of peace last week, police said. O'Reilly said no further information will be released because of the age of the accused.

Around 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 9, the GPD was contacted by School Resource Officers (SRO) after a threatening message was found written on a wall inside a girls bathroom. Out of an abundance of caution, extra officers were sent to the school. Normally there are two SROs who patrol the school daily.

Police said there was no imminent threat, and classes continued as normal. Extra police presence was requested for the day on Dec. 10.

"We take matters like this very serious and work in conjunction with the Board of Education to act with the best interest of the children and school staff in mind," Capt. Mark Zuccerella of the GPD said last Friday. "Threats of harm to students, or anyone, will never be tolerated by the Greenwich Police Department. We will use all of our resources to identify the person responsible and hold them accountable for any threats of harm made to any school regardless if the threat was meant as a prank or not."

The incident came on the heels of an arrest in Norwalk of a juvenile in connection with three hoax threatening incidents reported at Norwalk High School within a week.