Brookfield Elementary bomb threat; school evacuated, deemed safe
Street closed near Brookfield and Lothmore due to threat at Brookfield Elementary
BROOKFIELD, Wis. - The Brookfield Police Department investigated a bomb threat at Brookfield Elementary School on Wednesday, April 17. The school was cleared and deemed safe.
The threat came in around 12:55 p.m. Police said the incident is similar to the threat received on April 9 – which was deemed "likely a swatting incident" – and was handled in much the same manner. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department Emergency Ordnance Disposal K-9 units responded and searched the building.
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The school was evacuated as a precaution. Police said students and staff members returned to the building after it was deemed safe, and regular release and schedule procedures resumed.
Brookfield Road was closed during the investigation.