NEWARK, DELAWARE – Last Tuesday, a 15-year-old Newark juvenile was charged with felony terroristic threatening after making threats of violence against Newark High School. Newark Police Department school resource officers and detectives acted swiftly, arresting the teenager at their residence.
Police do not believe any credible threats are outstanding exist at this time despite social media rumors to the contrary.
While recent social media rumors suggested further threats, authorities believe they were related to the previous incident, and no new threat has been identified.
The student’s name was not publicly released.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. T. Gerasimov at (302) 366-7100 x. 3474 or tgerasimov@newark.de.us.