Swatting Call Causes Soft Lockdown at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids

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(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- There is no threat to Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids after the third swatting call this year.

Investigators say the call was made around 1pm Wednesday. The school went into a soft lockdown following the call as the Cedar Rapids Police Department conducted a search of the campus. CRPD determined there was no credible threat, and the school was given the all-clear a little after 1:30.

The school received swatting calls, which are false calls reporting threats, on February 2nd and April 1st.


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