Update:
As of this afternoon Plumas Sheriff’s Office releases detailed information on the threat to Portola schools.
On May 17, 2023 at 0747 hours, The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call from the Veteran’s Crisis Center. The V.A. Center received a text into their reporting center from a subject who identified himself as “Paul”. The text stated he was homicidal and had plans to kill several people at the C-Roy Carmichael Middle School. No other schools in the PUSD were mentioned.
The school principal was notified of the threats and locked down the campus per our request. Multiple units from the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, and Sierra County Sheriff’s Office responded and currently have the school secured. The school and law enforcement personnel are currently closely working together to safely release students from the school to their parents.
This is an ongoing investigation and patrol staff will remain at the Portola schools during the course of this investigation.
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Parents were advised this morning to not drop off or pick up their children at C. Roy Carmichael Elementary or Portola High after the school district received a potential threat. The notice went out shortly after 8 am.
A heavy presence of law enforcement is present.
Updates as this story develops.
