12-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Threat Made to Middle School

BALLSTON SPA —The Sheriff’s Office received a call at 6:57 a.m. on May 29 of a social media threat allegedly made against the O’Rourke Middle School, in the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District.   

Authorities said an investigation into the matter led to the identification and arrest of a 12-year-old boy for making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor.

“Once again, the partnerships we’ve developed with the schools and the students led to a quick, safe resolution to this call,” Saratoga County Sheriff Michael Zurlo said in a statement. “The safety of our schools is one of our top priorities, and our SRO program is integral to this goal.”

The threat was determined to be non-credible and there was no disruption to regular school activities, police said.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Glenville Police Department.