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15-year-old girl charged after threats made to Toronto school: police

A Toronto Police Service cruiser is seen in downtown Toronto in this file photo. Ryan Rocca / Global News File

A 15-year-old girl has been charged after threats were made to a school in Toronto, police say.

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Toronto police said on June 13, officers received a report that a threatening call had been made in the Mount Pleasant Road and Elm Avenue area.

Police said an individual allegedly “made threats to a school.”

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Officers said the threats were “unfounded,” adding that no injuries were reported.

Last week, threats made at an all-girls prep school, Branksome Hall, forced a lockdown at the school. The school is located on Elm Avenue. It was not immediately clear if the two incidents are related.

According to police, a 15-year-old girl has been charged with threatening death, public mischief and conveying a false message with intent to alarm.

She cannot be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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Police said she is scheduled to appear in court in August.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.

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