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Threatening graffiti found in washroom at Cambridge high school: police

The Waterloo Region District School Board says that Waterloo Regional Police have asked that Elmira District Secondary School in Woolwich has been placed into a hold and secure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Waterloo Regional Police say threatening graffiti was found in one of the bathrooms at a Cambridge high school on Wednesday.

According to police, the graffiti was reported at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School on Saginaw Parkway shortly before 8 a.m.

They say the graffiti contained a threat towards the school, staff and students.

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Police say the officers are investigating the viability of the threat contained in the message.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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This is not the first time this type of incident has occurred at the school as it was one of several that reported threatening graffiti in June.

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