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Teen girl arrested, charged with making hoax bomb threat at high school

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TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A 15-year-old girl was arrested Thursday after police said she made a hoax bomb threat to a Brevard County high school.

On Wednesday, Titusville police said they were contacted by CrimeLine’s “SpeakOut” anonymous hotline about a threat of mass destruction via bomb at Titusville High School. The caller said the bombing would occur Feb. 4.

Police said the investigation revealed that the threat was a hoax.

The 15-year-old was booked into Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center. Police said she is charged with false report of planting a bomb, a second-degree felony.

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