Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

COVINA - Precautionary patrols were performed Friday after authorities received a phoned threat to Gladstone Middle School.

The Azusa Police Department received a phoned threat to the school around 10:15 a.m. The Covina Police Department and school administrators were then notified, according to Sgt. Rodriguez of the Covina Police Department.

The school was locked down as a precaution as well.

The phone number was initially pinged to Gladstone Middle School and further investigation revealed the phone number belonged to a Covina resident reportedly unrelated to the threat, Rodriguez told SGV CityWatch.

Rodriguez was not sure of what exactly the threat was, nor was he sure of what the caller sounded like.

The caller was unidentified and no arrests were made, Rodriguez told SGV CityWatch.

Police patrolled the school until the end of the day.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

COVINA - A student was quickly identified as the culprit who phoned in a threat of a school shooting at Sierra Vista Middle School Wednesday morning.

The phone call, made at 8:09 a.m., was traced to inside a classroom at the school, 777 E. Puente St. Using security video from the classroom, the student was identified as having placed the threat, according to Sgt. Marquez of the Covina Police Department.

The student is reportedly special needs.

The caller told dispatchers that a police presence was needed because there was going to be a shooting. The school and officers determined within an hour that the threat was not credible, Marquez told SGV CityWatch.

“The classroom actually had a camera, so we ended up reviewing the camera and it showed the kid actually making the phone call,” Marquez told SGV CityWatch.

“Please be assured we are pursuing all legal and disciplinary action as threats to schools are not a joke,” said Danielle Traviseo, principal of Sierra Vista Middle School, in a email message sent by the school.