Police have taken swift action by making an arrest in connection with a series of concerning emails that threatened violence to children and staff at several schools in Leeds. West Yorkshire Police initiated an investigation into these unsettling communications and have been actively providing reassurance and safety advice to the affected schools.

The police force, in an official statement, confirmed that an investigation had been launched into a potential malicious communications offence and announced that an arrest had been made regarding this matter. It was crucial to clarify that, contrary to some reports, the police had not issued guidance to schools to initiate a “lockdown” and had not declared the threats to be credible.

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