Fullerton bomb threats: Police say no explosive devices found amid lockdown in multiple schools

Three Fullerton schools were placed on lockdown as police responded to bomb threats. Later, Fullerton PD confirmed no explosive device was found.

Three schools in Fullerton, Orange County, California - Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton Union High School, and Troy High School - were placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon as police responded to bomb threats.

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In a follow-up update, they said and additional threat was received at Fern Drive Elementary. Later, Fullerton PD said in an update that no explosive devices were found at any location.

Fullerton PD said that they were investigating amid “separate threats received via phone calls." The said that it is unknown at this time if the threats are credible.

“Fullerton Police Officers are currently responding to three separate bomb threats received via phone calls at Sunny Hills High School, Fullerton Union High School, and Troy High School,” Fullerton PD said in a statement on X. “All three campuses are on lockdown while officers thoroughly investigate the threats.”

Fullerton PD Says No Explosive Devices Found

Police said the first threat came in at 1:25 p.m. to Troy High School, where a caller claimed explosives had been planted on campus.

Officers coordinated with school officials to secure the campus and began investigating. Minutes later, at 1:49 p.m., a similar call was made to Fullerton Union High School, triggering an additional emergency response.

By 1:53 p.m., a third bomb threat was reported at Sunny Hills High School, followed by a fourth call at 2:20 p.m. targeting Fern Drive Elementary School.

Police dispatched officers to each location, working with school resource officers to initiate safety protocols, the Fullerton PD said in a statement.

Multiple law-enforcement resources, including outside agencies and explosives-detection canine teams, were deployed to search all four campuses.