By KYLE BLOYD & JACEY CRAWFORD
WISH-TV | wishtv.com
Fishers police say a 13-year-old girl was arrested Wednesday after being accused of making a verbal threat against a school, and 13-year-old boy was arrested the following day for false informing.
The girl was arrested after making a threat against Riverside Junior High School, the Fishers Police Department (FPD) said. Police became aware of the threats on Wednesday and determined that a credible threat didn’t exist.
The Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Hamilton County Juvenile Probation approved of the charge for intimidation, a level six felony. The girl was then released to her parents.
The boy was arrested Thursday after FPD and Hamilton Southeastern school officials were notified of a verbal threat involving a bomb at Riverside Junior High School. Officers determined that no credible threat existed and identified the student who allegedly made the threat.
The Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Hamilton County Juvenile Probation approved the criminal charge of false informing. The boy was released to the custody of his parents.
Police determined that the two incidents were independent of each other.