Police investigate potential threat against KFHS

Published 2:57 pm Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Suffolk Police are investigating a social media post regarding a potential threat to King’s Fork High School, according to a city press release.

The threat was put out on social media Thursday morning. Suffolk Police responded to the school and initiated an investigation, the press release stated.

Suffolk Police increased their presence at the school on Tuesday as a precaution. At this time, it is not believed this was a credible threat, and police are investigating the origin of the post.

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The incident remains under investigation. No additional information is available for release at this time. If anyone has information regarding this incident, please contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line.  To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call 888-LOCK-U-UP, 1-888-562-5887, Option 5. Once a person submits a tip, they will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access any pertinent reward information.