Overview
- Bridgewater police arrested a 15-year-old on Tuesday and charged the youth with conspiracy to commit murder and uttering threats, with a youth court appearance set for Wednesday.
- The FBI and Interpol alerted Bridgewater police on March 13 to an online conversation that began in late February about violent attacks targeting Park View Education Centre and Rivers Collegiate.
- A search in Bridgewater found detailed handwritten plans, imitation weapons including a roughly made imitation pipe bomb and assault rifle, electronic devices, and clothing bearing hate symbols.
- Blue Hills RCMP arrested a Manitoba youth on Monday in relation to the alleged planning for Rivers Collegiate, though the detachment has not yet commented.
- Police say the plot was not believed to be imminent, a possible hate crime is under investigation, seized devices are headed for forensic analysis, and local education officials have increased student supports.