Around 1.15pm today, police were called to Lanyon High School after reports of a 15-year-old student making threats against others.
The school followed procedure and the student was contained within a classroom while other students were relocated from that area into a nearby hall.
The student then ran from the classroom and dropped his school bag within the grounds. The bag appeared to contain a device of some sort.
The student then fled on foot into some storm water drains nearby. He was pursued on foot by police and a teacher and was finally apprehended some distance from the school.
He was taken into custody in Flegg Crescent, Gordon and conveyed to Tuggeranong Police Station where enquiries are ongoing.
The SRS Bomb Response Team attended the high school to examine the suspicious device within the bag. This is ongoing and will result in traffic issues within the area due to police cordons.
Backyard relic discovery highlights story of one of Tumut's overlooked WWI heroes
I don’t want to detract from anything any of the parties to this amazing find have done but the… View
Congratulations to Ms Mason on such a well-researched article. And closing the circle of memory for… View
Developer proposes 406 units in amenity-rich project on Lawson block meant for 150
I get with the hospital and uni nearby that studio apartments are appropriate, but there are still… View
Canberra’s Tom Bartlett and Maddie Wait set an official record for walking from the top to the bottom of New Zealand
Well done Maddie and Tom. Well done Tim Gavel for the recognition. Odd that it wasn’t covered by… View
Community batteries to store solar energy coming to Canberra’s suburbs
That old baseload myth?… View
Governments worldwide have spent over $5 trillion in the past two decades to subsidize wind, solar,… View