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Ventura County Sheriff's Office
Thursday March 15th, 2018 :: 07:32 p.m. PDT

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News Story - Phoenix School

Nature of Incident: Threat Reported Against Phoenix School

Report Number: 18-41446

Location: Phoenix School, 500 Airport Way, Camarillo

Date & Time: March 15, 2018 @ 9:20 AM

Unit(s) Responsible: Camarillo Patrol, Camarillo Investigations

(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence Age

Narrative:

On March 15, 2018, at approximately 9:20 AM, the staff of Phoenix School contacted the

Camarillo Police Department about a threat to the school.

Staff at Phoenix School, located at the Camarillo Airport, received information about a possible

threat to the school. Phoenix School followed their protocols and immediately notified law

enforcement. Camarillo Patrol deputies and investigators responded to the school. As a

precaution, Phoenix School, ACE Charter School, and Frontier High School were placed in a

lockdown for a period of time.

After a thorough investigation by Camarillo Detectives, it was determined no threat had been

made and no crime had occurred. No arrests or citations were made in relation to this incident. .

No students or staff members were injured during this incident..

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and Camarillo Police Department take all threats of violence

against school campuses seriously and will investigate them fully.

Prepared by: Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger

News Release Date: March 15, 2018

CHIEF OF POLICE

COMMANDER DAVE MURRAY

SHERIFF

GEOFF DEAN

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Media Follow-Up Contact: Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger

[email protected]

805-279-0490

Approved by: Captain Jeremy Paris

Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511

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