MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H Headquarters - 3525 North Belt - St. Joseph, MO 64506-8580


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jacob Angle
816-387-2345
H120715
December 7, 2015

EMPHASIS: Savannah High School Threat Of Violence



At approximately 8:30 a.m., December 7, 2015, the Savannah (Missouri) Police Department was notified by Savannah High School officials of a threat of violence at the high school. The school was placed on lock down with officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Savannah Police Department, and the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department responding. After a cooperative joint investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control, Savannah Police Department, Andrew County Sheriff’s Department, and Savannah High School officials, a 16-year-old female juvenile was identified as the person making the threat. The female juvenile was referred to the Andrew County Juvenile Office.
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