A day after schools in Moore County were placed on a soft lockdown due to a threat to Aberdeen and Cameron Elementary schools, Pinecrest High School was placed on a soft lockdown after the police received information of a possible threat to its campus on Wednesday.
“This afternoon, the Pinehurst Police Department received a tip of a possible threat to the Pinecrest High School campus,” said Pinecrest High School to parents on Wednesday. “In an abundance of caution, we have placed our campus in a soft-lockdown. At this time, students will remain in their 4th block classrooms with limited movement. Students may not be released from campus. Please do not report to campus until further notice. Additional law enforcement is currently on campus to provide support.”
A second message was sent to the parents of Pinecrest students, telling them that the threat was deemed non-credible.
“In conjunction with the Southern Pines Police Department, the Moore County Schools Police have determined the threat to be non-credible,” said Pinecrest High School. “As a result, we’ve returned to our regular schedule and will utilize our normal dismissal process this afternoon. In an abundance of caution, additional law enforcement will remain on campus.”
“Evidence shows that this threat is part of a pattern of similar threats occurring recently across the state,” said Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields on Tuesday regarding the threat to the elementary schools.
No other details were released.
