Durham Police yesterday said an 18-year-old female from Whitby has been charged after making a threat over Snapchat.
On Thursday, September 5, the Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) received information from the RCMP that a concerning Snapchat message had been intercepted. The message indicated a female’s desire to initiate a shooting at a school in Oshawa. Investigators traced the message back to an 18-year-old Durham College student, said a police statement.
Members from Central West division attended the Durham College campus located at 2000 Simcoe Street North, where the suspect was arrested without incident.
Following her arrest, a Criminal Code search warrant was executed at her home address in Whitby. During the search warrant, 18 firearms, five airsoft guns, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were seized. The firearms were acquired and stored lawfully, police said.
The girl, age 18 from Whitby, was charged and held for a bail hearing. Name and further details available at www.drps.ca.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Bacon of the Central West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1845.
Editor’s Note: Durham Post does not name or identify the accused as:
1. Of this time, they are suspect[s] and not convicted by a court, and
2. Sometimes charges are amended or dropped.