3 School Threats Reported In Last Week, 2 Arrested

OAK CREEK, WI — Oak Creek police have had their hands full in dealing with three reported threats to schools within the last week at area middle schools.

On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Oak Creek-Franklin School District made the Oak Creek Police Department aware of a student who made threatening remarks to cause harm to those at the Oak Creek West Middle School. No actions were taken by the student, and the student was taken into custody without any incident taking place.

According to police, once this student was arrested, they were questioned by police and evaluated. Police say they are preparing charges for review at the Milwaukee County Children’s Court in regards to this incident, and will work with the School District in regard to this incident as any new information is brought forward.

Police say there is no longer a threat to the safety and wellbeing of the students in the Oak Creek-Franklin School District schools.

Feb 19 School Threat

Oak Creek police responded to another Oak Creek school just before 4 p.m. on Feb. 19 on a report of disorderly conduct.

According to police reports, a security officer at the school reported receiving a message from a woman who said that a student was going to "shoot up the school."

Police investigated the reported threat, and learned that a threatening phone call was made and that the phone call had a Florida area code. The Oak Creek police officer called the suspicious number several times, and was hung up on, or the call went into voicemail.

According to reports, an officer spoke with a student with knowledge of this incident at the school, who said he was playing a video game with his friend, and the other player got mad at him during the course of the game. Reports stated this other player retaliated by saying he was going to call his school and make threats.

Reports stated the Oak Creek student called the Florida student's middle school to report the Florida student's false accusations.

Feb 15 School Threat

Police in Oak Creek are reporting that they arrested an Oak Creek-Franklin student Thursday morning after a student reportedly made threatening remarks to cause harm to fellow students at Oak Creek East Middle School.

According to police reports, a student made statements that he would shoot and kill people at the school, intimating that he was going to get an assault rifle and handguns and shoot people's heads off. In addition, police noted that the student said that if he shot the student resource officer first, she wouldn't be able to protect other students from harm.

When police responded to the school, and then made contact with the student, he admitted to making threatening statements, and was transported to the Milwaukee County Mental Health facility, and would receive a referral to Children's Court for making threats in school.

According to police, one the student was arrested, they were interviewed and evaluated. The student is reportedly going to be facing criminal charges related to the incident after the department forwards charging recommendations to the Milwaukee County Children's Court.

Oak Creek police state that there is no current threat to the safety and well-being of the students in the district.

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