Police investigating several threats made toward Lincoln Northeast High School

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Lincoln Police Department is investigating several threats made toward Lincoln Northeast High School on Friday as a swatting incident.

Just before 1:30 p.m., the high school’s main office received a call from an anonymous number.

According to the police department, a male voice on the other line made threats toward the school and those inside.

The LPD School Resource Officer responded immediately, and Lincoln Public Schools followed district policy by placing the school in “Secure,” according to LPD.

LPS said secure means there is something of concern happening outside the school, and everyone is brought inside while the building and entrances are locked and monitored.

Teaching and learning, along with movement within the building, proceed as usual.

School administrators and the security team cleared the interior of the building, while the resource officer and other responding officers cleared the exterior.

LPD said no threats were found and that it was a swatting call. Secure status was lifted at 1:55 p.m.

Northeast High School Principal Liz Miller sent a letter to families regarding the incident. The letter reads in part:

“It is understandable, in light of recent national and local events, that everyone is on edge. We are fortunate to have a nationally recognized Security and Threat Assessment team that is constantly in communication with local, state, and national law enforcement. We work collaboratively every single day with those groups to develop and implement safety protocols to help keep our schools safe. We train, practice, utilize, review, and adjust these protocols. Today, using these protocols was a success and exactly what we train for.”

LPD said the investigation is ongoing, including efforts to determine the location of the call’s origin.

Anyone with information is asked to call Lincoln Police at 402-441-6000. To remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600.