News & Announcements

Sheriff's Office

Posted on: June 1, 2022

Arrest in Potomac Falls High School Bomb Threat

Press Release website 2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 Contact:
 Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office
 Media Relations and Communications Section
 [email protected]                                

Arrest in Potomac Falls High School Bomb Threat

Loudoun County, VA (June 1, 2022) – A teenager has been charged in connection with emailed bomb threats that caused the evacuation of Potomac Falls High School Wednesday.

After a thorough investigation, detectives with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office were able to identify a juvenile student at Potomac Falls High School as the source of the emails. Petitions were issued by Loudoun County Juvenile Court Services for three charges of Threats to Bomb.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to the school this afternoon for a bomb threat. Per Loudoun County Public School (LCPS) safety-and-security protocol, students were evacuated from the building so that a search could be conducted.

A thorough search of the school and its perimeter was conducted by canine units from multiple agencies and found nothing suspicious. The LCSO would like to thank the canine units from the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office, the Fairfax County Police Department, the Frederick County (Virginia) Fire Marshal’s Office, the Federal Emergency Management Mount Weather Police Department, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), for assisting the LCSO K9 Unit.

Out of an abundance of caution, the LCSO will have an additional law enforcement presence at Potomac Falls High School on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

The juvenile is being held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center.

Facebook Twitter Email

Other News in Sheriff's Office

Press release website

Residents Beware of Jury Duty Scam

Posted on: May 11, 2023
Press release website

LCSO Arrests Two Suspects in Burglary

Posted on: February 11, 2023
Press release website

LCSO Arrests Area Man in Stabbing

Posted on: February 6, 2023
Press release website

LCSO Investigating Fatal Crash in Sterling

Posted on: December 12, 2022
Press release website

LCSO Investigating Robbery in Sterling

Posted on: November 28, 2022
PRMEDIA

Manassas Man Dies in Workplace Accident

Posted on: November 26, 2022
Press release website

Daycare Employee Charged with Child Abuse

Posted on: November 18, 2022
DUI Enforcement

LCSO to Conduct DUI Sobriety Checkpoint

Posted on: November 18, 2022
Missing website

Aldie Teenager Located

Posted on: October 28, 2022
Press release website

LCSO Investigating Robbery in Leesburg

Posted on: October 13, 2022
Press release website

Stone Colburn Arrested in Pooler, GA

Posted on: October 7, 2022
DUI Enforcement

LCSO to Conduct DUI Sobriety Checkpoint

Posted on: August 18, 2022
Press release website

LCSO Expands Body Worn Camera Program

Posted on: October 27, 2020
NoShave3

Thank You Loudoun County!

Posted on: December 2, 2019