Teenager Arrested for Making Terroristic Threat
Suffolk County Police arrested a teenager who made a terroristic threat against the Brentwood Freshman Center via social media.
Officials from the Brentwood Union Free School District, as well as several parents, reported to police that a threat had been made online on February 24 targeting the district’s freshman center, located at 33 Leahy Ave., on Monday.
Third Precinct Crime Section officers arrested the 16-year-old Brentwood male without incident and he was charged by Third Squad detectives with Making a Terroristic Threat, a felony. He is scheduled to be held overnight to be arraigned in Family Court in Central Islip on Monday.
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30 Yaphank Ave
Yaphank, NY 11980
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