An 18-year-old female from Whitby has been charged after making a threat over Snapchat.
On Thursday, September 5, 2024 the Durham Regional Police Service received information from the RCMP that a concerning snapchat message had been intercepted. The message indicated a female’s desire to initiate a shooting at a school in Oshawa. Investigators were able to trace the message back to an 18-year-old Durham College student.
Members from Central West division attended the Durham College campus located at 2000 Simcoe Street North, where the suspect was arrested without incident.
Following her arrest, a Criminal Code search warrant was executed at her home address in Whitby.
During the search warrant, 18 firearms, five air soft guns more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were seized. The firearms were acquired and stored lawfully.
Jhusmin PAGKALIWAGAN, age 18 from Whitby has been charged with Uttering Threats.
She was held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Bacon of the Central West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1845.
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