'No Threat' at Kenwood High School, Police Say

Kenwood High School was given the all-clear from local authorities Friday afternoon following an hours-long investigation into a suspicious email and device, neither of which turned out to be a credible threat, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

At approximately 5:30 a.m., school officials notified authorities that several staff members had received a threatening email, police reported.

When police arrived, they found ”what resembled a pipe bomb outside the school building,” according to the report from police.

Hazardous devices personnel from Baltimore County responded, detonated the object and determined that it was an old piece of pipe, according to officials.

The school was evacuated out of an abundance of caution and dismissed at 9:30 a.m., Baltimore County Public School officials said.

Related: Kenwood High School Evacuated for Police Investigation

Students on buses to the school were diverted to Eastern Technical High School and dismissed at 9:30 a.m., according to WBAL, which reported a similar threatening situation occurred at the school last year.

Eastern Avenue in the area of Stemmers Run Road was closed during the investigation, according to ABC 2 News.

“A day-long investigation at the school has determined that the threatening email is spam that landed last night in the mailboxes of several Kenwood staff people,” police reported.

After investigating the school and the grounds, authorities reported Friday afternoon: “Police have concluded that there is no threat to Kenwood High.”

Screenshot from ABC 2 News/YouTube.