Thursday police from the 50th precinct were called to Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy on West 237th Street in Riverdale after threatening messages to students were found on social media. Deputy Inspector Terrence O'Toole said that police officers from the 50th precinct, School Safety officers, and other law enforcement converged on the school in the morning after being called by the school's principal.
Rumors came from the school of an armed shooter, but DI O'Toole said there was no gun, just a Bic pen placed a certain way sticking in a coat pocket to make it appear that the pen was a gun. He added that no students were in any danger at any time, and that the police had to wait to contact the students parent before talking to the student in question.
