Viral TikTok school threat rumors: Students arrested nationwide as officials track down social media posts
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Local reports suggest rumors on TikTok and other social media apps that went viral Thursday led to several student arrests nationwide.
Heightened precautions taken amid threat rumors led to a number of student arrests on Thursday in Miramar, Florida; Palm Coast, Florida; Frederick, Maryland; Naugatuck, Connecticut; Watsonville, California; Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; Wyoming, Ohio; and others, according to local police departments.
Three of the arrests involved 13-year-old males who shared threats on social media in Palm Coast, Frederick and Naugatuck. The Miramar arrest involved a 16-year-old male who is accused of bringing a firearm onto school grounds. A 14 year old was arrested for making direct threats in the city of Wyoming, according to FOX19 Cincinnati. The juvenile arrested in Watsonville made direct threats on Instagram on Thursday that police believe were related to the TikTok trend, police said.
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