A bomb threat directed at a Moreno Valley high school Friday prompted a through search of the campus, where nothing was found.
According to the Val Verde Unified School District Police Department, an anonymous caller phoned the Riverside County sheriff’s Moreno Valley station shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, saying “They had paid someone to place a bomb in the boys’ gym (at Rancho Verde High School).”
Val Verde police officers and sheriff’s deputies went to the campus, located at 17750 Lasselle St., and ordered students and staff to shelter-in-place, after which a search was initiated using a sheriff’s K-9 unit, according to VVUSD police Chief Mark Clark.
Law enforcement personnel swept the campus but did not identify any potential threats.
The shelter-in-place order was lifted just after 2 p.m.
“There is no credible threat at this time,” Clark said.
Investigators were working to identify the source of the threat Anyone with information was asked to contact VVUSD police at 951-490-4681.