SAN ANGELO, Texas — UPDATE (10:10 a.m. May 14): The San Angelo Police Department posted updated information regarding false threats to a San Angelo daycare facility Friday morning.
A social media post from the SAPD said: "Additional information regarding the “suspicious person/vehicle” and false social media claims about a possible mass shooting at local preschool/daycare:
On Wednesday, San Angelo Police were called to a local church that has a daycare program about a suspicious subject who had arrived in a Dodge Durango.
The man, who was reported to have been suffering from a mental health episode, went inside the facility and made strange statements. It has been confirmed that although the man’s statements were strange, he did not threaten to cause harm to the school by gunfire or any other acts of violence.
Police later located the man at his residence. Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office Mental Health Deputies also responded to the home and the man was subsequently placed on a mental health-related emergency detention.
Again, our Department wants to reiterate that no threats were made to the school.
Officials with the San Angelo Police Department and Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office will continue to monitor this situation."
ORIGINAL STORY: San Angelo Police issued a Nixle alert Friday morning regarding what is being referred to as a "false threat pertaining to the Pumpkin Patch Preschool."
In the Nixle alert, the SAPD said, "At this time, there is no active threat (or threat whatsoever) pertaining to Pumpkin Patch Preschool and the Social Media posts circulating on Facebook.
The Pumpkin Patch Preschool has issued a Facebook post discrediting the alleged incident involving a man and stated the claim was false.
At this time, the man in question is under an mental health-related emergency detention and the situation is being monitored.
Please do not call dispatch with questions regarding the incident and to inquire about area school closures. Our dispatchers have been inundated with calls and it is imperative to keep those emergency lines open for police and fire emergency calls for service.
Please call your children's school administrator for questions and concerns regarding school incidents or to verify social media claims/rumors."
A post on the daycare facility's Facebook page said, "I have been in contact with SAPD and there have been no threats made to a daycare facility. It was stated that there are no active threats. They assured me if there was any concern ever about the safety of any facilities they would notify us immediately."
No further information was available Friday morning. Updates will be posted should they become available from the San Angelo Police Department.
