SaratogaSheriff’s Dep’t: If You See Something, Say Something – To Police 

BALLSTON SPA — The Sheriff’s Office says it is aware of a series of online threats that had been shared among several school districts in the Capital Region recently, and that none of those threats were found to be credible.

“One of the biggest issues we’re dealing with is that of reposting versus reporting,” said Sheriff Michael H. Zurlo, in a statement. “Instead of reporting an online threat to the police, we’re finding that some people are reposting the threat. While perhaps well-intentioned, this increases our workload exponentially, can have us chasing down leads that don’t need to be chased and take us away from the ones that do.” 

The Sheriff’s Office encourages parents and caregivers to discuss with their children the concept of reposting versus reporting. 

Any online threat, or any threat for that matter, should always be reported to the police so that the correct safety measures may be implemented immediately, police said. Reposting a threat online can serve to create confusion and fear and is potentially criminal in nature.