DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 1:24 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 422: TERRORIST THREATS
LOCATION: Helendale Secondary School, 13943 Rivers Edge Road in Helendale
SUSPECT: Male juvenile, 13 years of age
SUMMARY: On Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 1:24 p.m., deputies from the Victor Valley Station responded to a call at Helendale Secondary School in Helendale.
According to school staff, they became aware of a 13-year-old male student allegedly making threats towards students at the school on social media sites. Deputies were told there were guns in the background in some of the posts.
Deputy J. Munoz authored a search warrant for the juvenile’s residence. With the assistance of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Specialized Enforcement Division, deputies and detectives executed the search warrant on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m.
No weapons were located at the residence. Through the investigation, deputies learned the juvenile used photos pulled off the internet as a background for his posts. Deputies deemed there was no credible threat to students or school faculty.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Deputy J. Munoz, at Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station (760) 552-6800. Callers can remain anonymous and contact We-Tip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Staci Parks
Station: Victor Valley
Phone No. (760) 552-6845
Case No. 072403106
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
