On May 6, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a bomb threat at Northside High School in Pinetown, NC. Pantego Volunteer Fire Department, White Oak EMS, Beaufort County Emergency Management, the NC State Highway Patrol and numerous Deputies responded to the school to assist the staff with a search after the school was evacuated. A search of the school produced no suspicious objects.
The Sheriff’s Office began an investigation and conducted interviews. Deputies learned that a note indicated a bomb was in the building was found in the boy’s restroom. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this crime, is asked to contact the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at (252) 946-0101 or Beaufort County Crime Stoppers by phone, text or through their website. Call (252) 974-6400; text a tip anonymously by dialing 274637 on a cell phone and in the body of the message, type BCSO131 and the tip; or submit a tip through the Crime Stoppers website, www.beaufortcountycrimestoppers.com, by following the “Tip Line” link and filling out an online form. Calls, texts and emails are anonymous. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest or the recovery of property in this case. Tipsters do not have to give their name to receive a reward.
