2 teens arrested after swatting incidents at upstate NY high school

Two teens person been arrested successful a months-long probe into aggregate “swatting” incidents that occurred astatine a precocious schoolhouse successful upstate New York past year, authorities announced Tuesday.

Police successful Bethlehem, conscionable southbound of Albany, arrested a 15-year-old Bethlehem Central High School student, portion a 14-year-old fishy was arrested successful Canada by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Both teenagers are accused of participating successful multiple “swatting” calls targeting Bethlehem Central schools successful September and October 2024.

A “swatting” telephone is simply a transgression hoax successful which an idiosyncratic reports a mendacious incidental to instrumentality enforcement with the intent of luring an equipped exigency squad to a definite location.

​The New York teen was charged with conspiracy and making a terroristic threat, the second of which is simply a felony, according to Bethlehem Police Chief Gina Cocchiara. The young fishy was released from custody connected an quality ticket.

The juvenile successful Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, nationalist mischief and mischief implicit $5,000.

Last September, Cocchiara confirmed that “multiple threats” had been received by the Bethlehem Central School District, but added that authorities had determined that determination was “no imminent threat” to the community.

The pursuing month, the FBI bureau successful Albany said Canadian authorities had arrested a 14-year-old “for the strings of hoax threats” made to the district.

The juvenile was arrested by the Canadian Mounted Police successful Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The probe remains ongoing, Cocchiara said.