Police in Grove, OK, have arrested a juvenile in connection with a bomb threat made yesterday morning at Grove Middle School.
Around 10:30am Tuesday morning, October 31, Grove Public Schools alerted authorities about a threat they had received about a pipe bomb somewhere in Grove Middle School. Grove Police blocked off roads around the school while GMS administrators evacuated students to a nearby church.
Officers from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrived on the scene and searched the school with bomb-sniffing dogs. They found a suspicious backpack, but after x-raying the bag, determined there was no device inside. Authorities deemed the school safe and students returned to class.
A person of interest was located and arrested after a brief foot pursuit. The suspect's name is not being released because they are a juvenile.
Other law enforcement agencies responding to the threat were the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, the Jay Police Department, Agents from the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Bomb Squad, the Grove Fire Department, and Grove Emergency Management.
