Crime & Safety
PD: Hoax Call Sent Trumbull Schools into Lockdown
Schools went into a modified lockdown after someone called claiming a man was wandering the area with a gun.
Several Trumbull schools were placed into a modified lockdown after a female caller reported a man carrying a long gun near Trumbull High School Friday.
A call was made to 911 around 10:38 a.m. on Sept. 25.
The caller disconnected before giving additional information, said Lt. Leonard Scinto, police spokesman.
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Trumbull High, Hillcrest and Daniels Farm were put into a modified lockdown as police checked the area.
Nothing was found and normal activities resumed 30 minutes later.
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The call was similar to another hoax call made on Sept. 22 about a man with a gun at Trumbull Home Depot, Scinto said.
“These incidents place the public and responding officers in danger,” Scinto said.
Anyone with information about either case is asked to call police at 203-261-3665.
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