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Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police
Loudoun County Student Charged With Sending Bomb Threat To School: Police Authorities say they arrested a Loudoun County teenager and charged him with sending a bomb threat to his school on Wednesday, June 1, that triggered an evacuation order.  Administrators at Potomac Falls High School in Sterling received an email this afternoon that claimed a bomb was hidden somewhere on campus. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced late Wednesday that they had traced who sent the email and issued a warrant for his arrest.  Deputies do not release the names of juvenile suspects, but they said officials charged him with three counts of threats to bomb. It's unclear w…

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by Josh Lanier
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Loudoun County School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat (UPDATE) Loudoun County School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat (UPDATE)
Loudoun County School Evacuated Over Bomb Threat (Update) Authorities evacuated a Loudoun County high school on Wednesday, June 1, after a staff member received a note that claimed someone had planted a bomb in the building.  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spent the afternoon going over Potomac Falls High School with bomb-sniffing dogs and found nothing, authorities said. Additional deputies will be on hand at the Sterling school on Thursday, June 2, "out of an abundance of caution" though they suspect the threat was likely a hoax.  FINAL UPDATE (4:20 pm) pic.twitter.com/TBFL65vRx0 — Loudoun County Sheriff (@LoudounSheriff) June 1, 2022 …

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by Josh Lanier