NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Four people have been arrested in connection with a series of bomb threats made against the Freedom Area School District this year.
A press release from New Sewickley Township Police Chief Gregory Carney said two people were arrested outside the United States and two students were arrested in Freedom.
The people who were arrested outside of the country include an adult and a juvenile.
The New Sewickley Police Department said both students who were arrested are juveniles. As a result, no further information will be provided about them.
Police said the identities of the international suspects will not be released at this time because the investigaiton is still ongoing.
The arrests come after the New Sewickley Police Department, FBI, and Beaver Valley Regional Police Department served a search warrant at a house in Freedom Borough on Friday morning. Police said they seized several electronic devices during that search.
Threats were first sent to the school district on Aug. 31. Since that time, police say the school received threats on seven additional days, with the most recent being sent on Nov. 3.
“Our primary concern is and has been the safety of the students and staff of the Freedom Area School District and our community. Each of these threats was taken seriously and was evaluated by local and federal law enforcement officials to determine the credibility of the threat,” Carney said.
Channel 11 has reached out to the FBI for comment.
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