Legacy High School Lockout Lifted After Threat Investigation
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (CBS4)- Legacy High School in Broomfield was placed on lockout status Tuesday morning during a threat investigation. The lockout was lifted just after 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The lockOUT has been lifted. The anonymous phone calls were not a credible threat to the school. Thank you for your patience during our investigation.
— Broomfield Police (@BroomfieldPD) November 12, 2019
The threat against the school was made with an anonymous phone call. Investigators said the call originated out of state in Philadelphia.
Per @Adams12 administration officials at Legacy HS
— Broomfield Police (@BroomfieldPD) November 12, 2019
received anonymous phone calls this morning making threats towards the school. The school immediately contacted us & district security, and began investigating the origin of the calls.
Broomfield police dispatched an increased presence to the school, located at 2701 W 136th Ave. All students and staff are safe inside the school.
Investigators said the caller meant to cause panic with the threat and will likely face charges if they are caught.