Kathy Welsh
POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into a bomb threat against the Dover Union Free School District, which occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
According to Captain John Watterson, Sheriff’s Deputies and New York State Troopers responded to the Dover High School for a report of two bomb threats received over the phone at that location.
The threats were not specific as to a particular building/school, therefore all of the Dover school buildings were evacuated and searched.
No suspicious packages/devices were located, and school resumed at approximately 11 am.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the investigation by Dover School District Officials and the New York State Police.
In addition explosives detection K-9 Teams from the Sheriff’s Office, State Police, City of Poughkeepsie Police, and Town of Poughkeepsie Police all participated in the searches.
This remains an ongoing investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau.
