Four more teens have been arrested in connection with social media threats that have plagued ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥-area schools over the last two weeks.
In the latest case on Thursday, Sept. 19, knives and a gun magazine were recovered, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police said in a news release.
The seizure was made at an east-side high school, where police responded for reports of an armed student.
Two 14-year-old boys were detained with the help of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Unified School District security officers. While a gun was not found, one student had the gun magazine, police said. The other teen had two knives and a THC vape pen.
The boy with the magazine was arrested on suspicion of felony disrupting of an educational facility. The student with the knives is facing two misdemeanors: carrying a weapon on school grounds and misconduct involving weapons, along with a felony charge of possession of marijuana on school grounds.
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Both were released to their parents or guardians, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police said.
Earlier this week, a 13-year-old was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 17, on a felony charge of disrupting an educational facility and a misdemeanor charge of threatening or intimidating, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police said.
Officers were called to a south-side campus that received a threat. The student was arrested at his home and booked into the Pima County Juvenile Detention Center.
The following day, on Sept. 18, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police were called to a downtown high school for a fight involving numerous students, with a report that one may be armed. Two students were detained outside of the school, including a 14-year-old who was reportedly making threats on social media.
The 14-year-old was booked at the juvenile detention center on a misdemeanor charge of using electronic communication to terrify, intimidate, threaten or harass, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police said.
The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Police Department says it monitors social media for threats to schools and collaborates with school staff year-round to maintain safety.
The latest string of arrests comes after ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police arrested a 13-year-old boy on Sept. 16 in connection with a social media threat that targeted multiple schools in the area.
In an unrelated incident on Sept. 14, an 11-year-old was arrested, accused of making threats online against an elementary school.
A 15-year-old is also facing a misdemeanor charge in relation to a threat at a west-side high school.
