Youth charged after making violent threats against York Region high school: police

A boy has been charged after police say he made violent threats against a secondary school in York Region.

In a release, York Regional Police said they went to a secondary school on Dec. 18, after the accused allegedly threatened to "bring a firearm and cause harm at the school."

Police have not publicly identified the school.

"A number of firearms were seized" after police executed a search warrant at the male youth's home, police said in a release Monday.

The accused has been charged with uttering threats and possessing a restricted firearm without a licence.

He is not being identified per the Youth Criminal Justice Act.