Teenagers charged over 'hoax threats' in UK and abroad
Last updated 3rd Dec 2019
Three teenagers have been charged in connection with hoax threats allegedly made to premises in the UK and abroad.
The boys are from Dundee, Musselburgh and Glenrothes and are aged between 15 and 17.
Calls are alleged to have been made to premises in the UK, US, Canada and the Netherlands in December 2018 and February 2019.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "Police Scotland has arrested and charged three males, aged 15 to 17, from Dundee, Musselburgh and Glenrothes in connection with hoax threats made to premises in the UK, USA, Canada and Netherlands in December 2018 and February 2019.
"The teenagers will be reported to the procurator fiscal."
Det Philip Hawkins from Edmonton Police Service’s Cyber Crime Investigations Unit said: "The amount of school and police resources these calls take up, not to mention the distress they cause to children, teachers and parents, is unacceptable.
“We left no stone unturned in this lengthy investigation, even across international borders, and three suspects are now facing charges in their home country."
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