Cobourg Police – Lockdown at C.R. Gummow School

In Police Blotter

(Today’s Northumberland file photo)

At approximately 10:30 am police received a call from a young student at the school indicating
another student had a gun. Police attended and determined that there was no firearm, that the call
was false and that the school was clear.

The school had been temporarily placed in lockdown until officers determined it was safe to reopen.

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