Police investigating social media threat at Waiakea High School
A teenage Hilo High School student was arrested Thursday for making threats against a Waiakea High School student over social media.
According to the Police Department notice, a concerned parent notified officers at 10 p.m. Wednesday that their child had received a threatening social media message from an unknown person. Following an investigation, detectives were able to trace the message to a 17-year-old boy, who was arrested at his residence Thursday afternoon and charged with second-degree terroristic threatening.
During the investigation, the Police Department maintained an elevated police presence and conducted safety sweeps at Waiakea High School.
Anyone who may have further information regarding this incident is advised to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Officer Corey Kaneko of the Area I Juvenile Aide Section at (808) 961-8843 or via email at corey.kaneko@hawaiicounty.gov.
