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Northville High Locked Down After Threatening Phone Call

Police used K-9 searches, closed nearby roads and staged off-site student reunification while the call remains under active investigation.

Overview

  • School officials received a threatening phone call around midday Tuesday that prompted an immediate lockdown and held students and staff inside until authorities cleared the site.
  • Northville Township police and regional partners responded, swept the building and surrounding grounds with K-9 units, and cleared the parking lot before phased dismissals.
  • Families were told not to go to the campus and were directed to Ward Church for controlled pickup, while Six Mile Road between Beck Road and Sheldon Road was temporarily closed.
  • The district said the information available did not indicate a credible threat and announced the high school will reopen Wednesday with an increased police presence as the investigation continues.
  • Local officials noted this call follows a run of similar hoax-style threats at Metro Detroit schools in recent days, a pattern law enforcement is still probing and that could change how districts coordinate responses.