Inverness County District RCMP arrested a youth related to threats made online and directed at another youth.
On September 11, Inverness County District RCMP attended a school in the Mabou area in relation to a report that a youth made threats on a social media platform. The threats were directed at a peer.
School staff contacted police and separated the youth from others in the school, then found that the youth was also in possession of an edged weapon, which was confiscated.
Officers attended, arrested the youth, and seized the weapon. The youth was later released on conditions, and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
The investigation is ongoing.
More information about reporting and preventing online safety risks is available from:
- CyberTip.ca: This Canadian resource offers information about the ever-changing online interests of children, the potential risks they face, and proactive strategies to help keep children and youth safe while online
- Kids Help Phone: Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, multilingual and confidential support to help all young people
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection: Known as "C3P," they share information about the potential risks young people face online and proactive strategies that parents and adults who work with youth can use to keep children and adolescents safe on the internet