Los Angeles schools reopen Wednesday after emailed threat deemed not credible

Los Angeles’ reaction Tuesday marked a sharp contrast to that of New York, which received a similar message threatening its schools but dismissed it as a hoax and held classes as scheduled. New York City Police Chief Bill Bratton called the response from Los Angeles a “significant overreaction.” He said it looked like the sender of the threat had watched a lot of the Showtime terrorism drama “Homeland.”

 

“We have suffered too many school shootings in America to ignore these kinds of threats,” LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said at a news conference, while dismissing criticism as “irresponsible.” Beck succeeded Bratton as LAPD chief in 2009.

 

In announcing that schools would reopen, LA officials said more than 1,500 buildings were searched, and police patrols outside the campuses would be increased on Wednesday. Mayor Eric Garcetti said the FBI concluded that the threat wasn’t credible.

 

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