Student, 18, Arrested In Fort Hamilton HS Bomb Threats: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — An 18-year-old student is accused of phoning in bomb threats that terrorized his Brooklyn high school, police said.

Police arrested Dan Awadh, 18, early Thursday after a days-long probe into chilling prank calls at Fort Hamilton High School, NYPD officials said.

Awadh faces charges of making terroristic threats and criminal terrorism by making a false report, police told Patch.

The Bay Ridge high school received three bomb threats in as many days starting Monday.

"In this day and age, there’s no such thing as a 'hoax' bomb threat or a prank because the fear and the related stress is very real," tweeted Council Member Justin Brannan. "This wasn’t a joke. The last few days have been incredibly traumatizing for students, families, school staff, and our entire neighborhood."

As per NYPD: A suspect has been apprehended in connection with several bomb threats made to Ft Hamilton HS this week, including another one that was made last night. The suspect is an 18-year-old FHHS student. I do not have information on what the charges will be at this time.
— Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) May 19, 2022

It's unclear whether Awadh is accused of making all bomb threats to the school this week.

Brannan had tweeted that NYPD and FBI investigators were looking at potential copycat calls.

A NYPD spokesperson said Awadh faces two counts each on his charges, which indicates only two incidents. The spokesperson said further charges in connection to other calls would be up to prosecutors.

Police said that students in the school have testing this week.