Boy, 15, charged with terroristic threats after Latrobe incident
A 15-year-old boy is being charged with terroristic threats after Latrobe police said he threatened another juvenile.
A report about the incident was made to the department’s Greater Latrobe school resource officer and police said they seized “items of evidentiary value” during the investigation. There was no danger to school buildings or staff members, police said. Authorities did not detail the nature of the threats in a news release.
The boy is being charged through Westmoreland County Juvenile Probation. Police released information about the situation on Thursday and said he was taken to the Regional Youth Services Center in Hempfield.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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