BocaNewsNow.com Obtains Incident Report After Police Initially Refused To Release… May Have Been “SWATTING” Call…
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A day after BocaNewsNow.com reported exclusively that the Palm Beach County School District’s police force refused to release a “close out” report on the December lockdown at Boca Raton Community High School, the school district’s communications office took the notable step of releasing the information we sought. Suggesting the initial blocking of the report was a communication misstep, BocaNewsNow.com was provided the incident report explaining what happened — and where things stand — after Boca High went to a ‘code red’ status. The Boca Raton Police Department’s SWAT team, as well as other first responders, rushed to Boca Community High on December 2nd, fearing an active shooter. No one was found. The Palm Beach County School District’s police department ultimately took over the case.
This is the official narrative provided to BocaNewsNow.com Friday afternoon:
“On the date of December 2nd, 2024 at about 1200hrs, while I was working at Boca Raton High School, located at 1501 NW 15th CT in Boca Raton, FL 33486, the following did occur. Front desk assistant Ms. Melissa Weissman had received a phone call, from an unknown number, where the caller was an adult male. The unknown caller stated that there was a bomb in one of the bathrooms, no building number mentioned. The caller stated he had come onto campus through the bus loop, but never mentioned Boca Raton High School. The caller also stated that he had a rifle, that he was going to kill a person named, no last name given, that had talked bad about the caller`s family.
At this time, I instructed the school`s principal, Dr. King, to place the school in a code red, and I notified police dispatch of the incident. Before the caller hung up, I was able to speak to him on the phone. Subject was an adult male, possibly Caucasian. I did not hear any background noises; caller did not have an accent that I could detect. I did notice that the phone connection with the caller was going in and out, and it was hard to hear him at times. The caller stated he was on campus with an AR15 rifle, but would not state where. When I asked him where he was located at, he stated he could not tell me. The caller never mentioned Boca Raton High School during the call. After speaking to the caller, I handed the phone back to Ms. Weissman, and told her to try and get more information. I then proceeded into the school courtyard to wait for other police officers to arrive.
Ms. Weissman stated, over the school radio, that the unknown caller said he will start to shoot responding police officers, then he hung up. Once other police units arrived, a search of the campus was conducted. Nothing suspicious was found, noticed, or heard. All classrooms were locked. Responding and assisting were officers from The Boca Raton Police Department. After officers completed the search, with negative results, the school was placed on a code yellow. During the code yellow, PBSO and Boca PD EOD K9 Units searched the common areas of the school as a precautionary measure. Nothing suspicious was located.
Detectives from Palm Beach School PD also arrived at the school. Detectives spoke with Ms. Weissman, and will complete supplements as to their involvement. Detectives informed me that there had been similar, “Swatting Calls” in other jurisdictions in Miami Dade County. Once the school was placed back into code green, students were allowed to leave as their parents were starting to arrive to the school. The status of this case is inactive pending any further developments.”
BocaNewsNow.com appreciates the work of the Palm Beach County School District’s communications team for obtaining this report that was initially blocked by the school district’s “public records” office and the school district’s police force.
