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Suspect Arrested in Laurel School Bomb Threats

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A 13-year old has been charged in the bomb threats made against Laurel Middle and Laurel High schools.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that Laurel Police were able to track down the phone call and took the suspect into custody while the evacuation was taking place.

The bomb threat this week is just one of a series that have hit the public school systems in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

The Daily Times reports that the male suspect in juvenile court and allowed to stay with his grandmother.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.