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Two Central California Students Arrested Over Social Media Shooting Threats

Two Central California Students Arrested Over Social Media Shooting Threats
Modest High School on Paradise Road in Modesto, Calif., in September 2022. Google Maps/Screenshot via California Insider
Jill McLaughlin
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Two students were arrested Sept. 16 on suspicion of making deadly threats against their Central California schools in unrelated cases, Modesto police reported on Facebook.

Police in Modesto, about 90 miles east of San Francisco, received several reports of violent threats directed at schools in the community over the weekend, according to the department.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.