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Omaha Steve

(99,618 posts)
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 02:26 PM Dec 2012

Man held in alleged threats to LA schools

Source: AP-EXCITE

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police have arrested a man for allegedly posting Facebook threats against Los Angeles elementary schools.

Officer Venus Hall says weapons were confiscated when the man was arrested at his home Sunday afternoon by officers in the Northeast Division, an area covering east Hollywood to Glassell Park and Silverlake. He remains in the downtown jail.

The location of the arrest and information about the man and the nature of the threats are being withheld. Details on the weapons also haven't been revealed.

Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are on winter break.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20121217/DA37KM201.html

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Man held in alleged threats to LA schools (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2012 OP
Sounds like an attention whore. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #1
Then let's by all means heap attention on him DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #2
 

Remmah2

(3,291 posts)
1. Sounds like an attention whore.
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 02:36 PM
Dec 2012

Once upon a time kids use to call in bomb hoax calls during finals week.

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
2. Then let's by all means heap attention on him
Mon Dec 17, 2012, 02:46 PM
Dec 2012

How does about 30 years of specialized attention sound?

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