Westminster School Threat 'Unsubstantiated': Sheriff

WESTMINSTER, MD — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a threat reported at Cranberry Station Elementary School in Westminster.

An employee at the school received a threatening phone call at 10:50 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, the sheriff’s office reported.

Deputies found upon investigation that the call was unsubstantiated, and there was no threat to anybody at the school, the report said.

Anyone with information may contact Detective Ehrhart at 410-386-2499 or jehrhart@ccg.carr.org.

Tipsters may also reach out through the Anonymous TIPS Hotline at 1-888-399-TIPP.

Also on Monday, an elementary school in Harford County received a bomb threat by telephone, leading to an evacuation there. Officials were also trying to track down the caller in that case.