Student arrested after RDPC bomb threat prompts school evacuation

A student was arrested by Thompson RCMP on the morning of Jan. 26 for making a bomb threat at R.D. Parker Collegiate the previous day.

Police were called to the school around 12:15 p.m. Jan. 25 after a note containing a bomb threat was located at the school. Students and staff were evacuated and not allowed back into the building, resulting in the cancellation of afternoon classes on the last day of school before end-of-semester exams.

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RCMP officers consulted with the RCMP

Explosives Disposal Unit and searched the school alongside Thompson Fire & Emergency Services for suspicious packages. Nothing was found and the school was cleared for staff and students to return around 3:15 p.m. Investigation enabled police to identify a suspect, who attends the high school. He was arrested at home on the morning of Jan. 26 and is facing charges of uttering threats and public mischief.