After last week's swatting incidents involving false 911 calls to several New York State schools including high schools in Utica and Rome, a new round of threats has come this week to dozens of schools in the Empire State prompting some to close for the day.
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The response included an order for students to shelter in place, a police presence on campus, and a check of the school property by State Police K9 units, police said.
A bomb threat at the Walmart at 5815 Rome Taberg Road in Rome, New York was unfounded, police say, but the incident on August 19, 2022 remains under investigation.