A 17-year-old has been charged after a Belleville school was locked down Monday morning.
Police say they received information Monday that a male was at a school bus stop with a firearm.
East Side Secondary School was locked down just before 11 a.m.
Police say they found the male outside of the school, and arrested him. A search of the youth and the area found no firearm.
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Still, the youth was arrested and charged with obstructing police and uttering threats to cause bodily harm.
The name of the accused cannot be revealed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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