Swift Current RCMP responds to threats to high school

Two Swift Current schools were placed in “hold and secure” mode Thursday after a report of threats to Swift Current Comprehensive High School.

According to the RCMP, officers responded at about 8:40 a.m., to calls about the threats. Swift Current Comprehensive and nearby O.M. Irwin School went into “hold and secure” as police officers descended on the area.

The Mounties said a male was found at a different location and taken into custody, but charges haven’t been laid as yet.

The RCMP investigation is continuing.