Dubuque Police Department News Release

School Threat


CONTACT:
Lieutenant Ted McClimon, (563) 589-4473
Interim Chief Jeremy Jensen, (563) 589-4444


12/17/2021 -- For Immediate Release


DUBUQUE, Iowa – On December 17, 2021, at approximately 8:30 a.m. a Washington Middle School student immediately notified school staff after viewing a social media message posted by another student threatening to bring a weapon to school.  School Resource Officers and Washington Middle School staff promptly located the student who posted the message and determined no weapon was brought onto school property.  The student, a 12-year-old male, was charged with Threat of Terrorism and sent to Juvenile Detention. 
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