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Pinellas teens accused of making false bomb threats

© St. Petersburg Times, published October 2, 2002

PINELLAS PARK -- Four teens were arrested Tuesday afternoon and accused of calling in a series of fake bomb threats last week against Pinellas Park Middle School.

Each of the teens -- three 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old -- was charged with one or two counts of making a false report about placing an explosive device, a second-degree felony, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

The three 14-year-olds attend Pinellas Park Middle, and the 15-year-old is a freshman at Dixie Hollins High School. Their names are being withheld because they are juveniles.