Panic false alarm from Crane Middle School in Yuma

Yuma Police Department Dispatch Center received a call from Crane Middle School on Tuesday, September 6

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - There was a false panic alarm from Crane Middle School on Tuesday, September 6 around 3:46 p.m. that the Yuma Police Department responded to and were made aware by the School Resource Officer that it was a false alarm.

Around 3:46 p.m., the alarm company for the school called dispatch about a lockdown and two officers were dispatched at 3:49 p.m., at the same time the School Resource Officer announced on radio that it was a false alarm.

The first officer arrived at Crane Middle School around 3:59 p.m..

The Yuma Police Department said that they will continue to work with Crane School District to make sure the schools are safe and that the correct information is put out and received.