Full Notification

Campus Phone Threat at LA Valley College

On Thursday, February 6, 2014, at about 9 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Community College Bureau deputies received a phone call from a person saying a woman had made a threat to shoot up LA Valley College. Details were provided as to the likely identity of the suspect.



Deputies immediately began a search of the campus and worked with campus administrators.



Classes were cancelled and the campus of about 700 students and faculty were evacuated as a precaution at the direction of Los Angeles Valley College President in partnership with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Community College deputies. Winter session final exams were taking place this week.



Deputies searched the campus and saw no visible threat. When the search had concluded, nothing and no one suspicious was found. Campus administrators and faculty were able to return to campus about noon, and Los Angeles Valley College resumed activities and classes at 5:00PM.



Meanwhile, following leads, sheriff’s deputies with the assistance of officers with the Los Angeles School Police and Los Angeles Police Department located the 19-year-old female suspect at her home in Panorama City at about 10:30 a.m. The suspect was the person who had been described by the caller as the person who had made the threat that the caller had heard.



The suspect was detained by deputies at her residence and she was cooperative. She denied making any threats. Deputies obtained a search warrant and no weapons were found. The suspect was not arrested. Deputies are following up on who made the call the investigation into this incident is ongoing.



Deputies would like to talk with the person who made the phone call and ask that the person call the Sheriff’s Community College Bureau at 323-669-7555.



If you have any information about this incident, or any possible crime on campus, you are asked to contact LASD Community College deputies at 323-669-7555. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org



Correction:

In preliminary comments from the Sheriff’s Department, it was earlier reported today that the suspect had been arrested and she was 21-years old. Instead, she was detained, not arrested, and she is 19-years old, not 21-years old.







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The Community College Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department provides contract policing and security services to the Los Angeles Community College District, http://www.laccd.edu/ the largest community college district in the nation.

With nine campuses located throughout Los Angeles County and a student population of 130,000, the District serves more than 100 cities in an 800 square mile area. The Los Angeles Community College District comprises 8% of all California community college enrollments.

The nine campuses include: East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles Mission College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Los Angeles Valley College, Pierce College, and West Los Angeles College.

If you have any information, about possible crime on campus, you are asked to contact LASD Community College deputies at 323-669-7555. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org





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