Full Notification

For Immediate Release
February 15, 2018
 
Contact:      Sergeant Tim Zins, PIO, (310) 802-5186
                     Detective Smith, (310) 802-5133
                                                           
Date of Incident:     February 15, 2018 
 
Subject:   Snapchat Photo
 
Location:    Mira Costa High School, 1401 Artesia Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266     
                                               
On Thursday, February 15, 2018, at approximately 1450 hours, the Manhattan Beach Police Department was made aware of a Snapchat photo sent out by a Mira Costa High School student of an airsoft handgun pointed at other students.  The Manhattan Beach Police School Resource Officer was on campus when he was notified about the photo by Mira Costa High School staff.  MBPD immediately began an investigation to identify the student.  The student was identified and admitted to “stickering” a photo of an airsoft handgun over a photo of students on campus.  No gun was brought onto the campus.  The student was arrested and booked at the Manhattan Beach Police Department for criminal threats.  The Manhattan Beach Police Department determined there was no immediate threat to any students on campus.   We have assigned officers to conduct directed patrols in and around all of our schools for the next several weeks during the morning and afternoon hours.