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Girl arrested for threatening certain students at Manteca school

A 13-year-old girl was arrested Monday on charges of targeting students at two Manteca schools and making threats on Instagram, police said. Manteca police said the teen listed the names of actual students at Sequoia Elementary School in her threats and also mentioned a shooting at Manteca High School. Officials said her threats were unrelated to the threats and rumors of school shootings that circulated on social media last week. Police said the suspect “intended to instill fear in the students listed.” Investigators do not believe she had the means to carry out the threats. The girl did not attend school Monday, officials said. Her parents were contacted and are cooperating with the investigation. The girl will be booked into juvenile hall on charges of criminal threats and threatening an officer. “It is important that parents talk to their children about the real consequences of making threats in person or online,” Manteca police said in a news release. The department will continue to investigate the case and the separate school shooting rumors that have been circulating online. Anyone with information or tips can call Manteca police at 209-456-8101.Read more coverage on California's most important stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

MANTECA, California —

A 13-year-old girl was arrested on Monday. She is accused of targeting students at two schools in Manteca and spreading threats on Instagram, police said.

Manteca police said the teen listed the names of actual students at Sequoia Elementary School in her threats and also mentioned a shooting at Manteca High School.

Officials said their threats were unrelated to the threats and rumors of a school shooting that circulated on social media last week.

The police department said the suspect “intended to instill fear in the listed students.”

Investigators believe she did not have the means to carry out the threats.

The girl did not go to school on Monday, officials said. Her parents were contacted and are cooperating with the investigation.

The girl is sent to a youth detention center for threatening and threatening a public official.

“It is important that parents talk to their children about the real consequences of threats in person or online,” Manteca police said in a press release.

The department will continue to investigate the case and separate school shooting rumors that have been circulating online. Anyone with information or tips can call Manteca police at 209-456-8101.

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