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For Immediate Release
Bridgewater Police Service – Public Update
Date: January 10, 2025

Subject: Public update regarding incident at Park View Education Centre

BRIDGEWATER, NS – Bridgewater Police Service wishes to provide a public update following a “hold and secure” at Park View Education Centre in Bridgewater earlier today.

Around noon on Friday, January 10, 2025, police responded to Park View Education Centre on north King Street following a complaint about a threat made against a student. The threat involved someone coming to the school to harm a student. Police responded with multiple staffing resources to the incident along with the RCMP.

Subsequently, a young offender from Queens County was arrested outside of Bridgewater with the assistance of the RCMP.

The hold and secure was lifted shortly before 1 p.m. on the advice of police following the conclusion of the incident. All students and staff are safe, and school routines resumed as normal during the afternoon.

At this time the investigation is ongoing, and interviews are being conducted. Police anticipate that charges will be laid.

If you have information on this matter that may be relevant to the investigation, please contact Bridgewater Police Service at 902-543-2464.