St. Albert RCMP say a recent threat toward public high schools in that community has been investigated, and there is no looming danger.
It was around 9:15 p.m. Thursday night that police received a report of the possible threats.
After talking with the parties involved, police came to the conclusion that there was no danger, and that some “conversations between some young people were misinterpreted.”
“As we all know — from tweeting, from texting, from any of our Instagrams — it’s easy to take comments out of context and read into them,” Cpl. Laurel Kading said Friday morning. “The nice part of this is it was reported to us, so that we were able to speak directly to all the parties involved and satisfy ourselves that that’s exactly what it was, a misinterpretation.”
No charges were laid in the incident, and RCMP are thanking the members of the public who brought this matter to their attention.
“We do welcome people, if they hear things that are concerning, to report it to the police,” Kading said. “It doesn’t mean people will get in trouble, but at least we can satisfy ourselves as to whether there is anything to worry about.”
Just days after the Parkland shooting that killed 17 people, a student in Chestermere, Alta., was charged with mischief offenses after RCMP investigated threats against a local middle school. They were found to be a hoax.
Kading said the recent events both south of the border and in Alberta have people on edge.