Two juveniles arrested in threat found at Berwick High

Two 17-year-olds admitted to being responsible for a written threat Tuesday morning at Berwick High and have been arrested, Berwick police said Tuesday afternoon.

Each of the two juveniles has been booked on one count of terrorizing and one count of simple criminal damage to property. They've been released to the custody of their parents, Berwick police said.

Berwick officers responded to the call at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday. The call reported that a threat that was discovered on campus, which forced school administrators to evacuate the school.

During the course of the investigation, investigators developed two 17-year-old students as suspects who were responsible for the written threat. It was also learned during this investigation that school property had been damaged.

The two 17-year-old male juveniles were later interviewed at Berwick Police Department and admitted to their involvement in this incident, Berwick police said.

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