Early on Monday, February 6, the Oak Ridge Police Department was notified about some Internet chat room activity that raised its level of concern, authorities said.
After investigating the alleged activity, officers determined there was no threat, a City of Oak Ridge press release said. The Police Department coordinated with Oak Ridge Schools to relay this information. No alert was issued, and the schools did not change their procedure in any way.
The Oak Ridge Police Department maintained a robust presence at all schools today out of an abundance of caution, the press release said.
“At no time do officers believe that any Oak Ridge facility was in any danger,” the press release said.
It said an investigation is under way, and no other information will be released at this time.
The additional police presence had been noticed, and a reader had inquired about it.
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