Portage Police Update on School Threat
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Melissa R.Portage Police Update on School Threat
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Melissa R.Portage Police Department
Chief Keith Klafke
117 West Pleasant Street, Portage WI53901
Telephone (608)742-2174 Fax (608)742-1175
“Protecting our community and its’ quality of life by delivering exceptional law enforcement services”
To: Media Press Release
From: Captain Daniel Garrigan
Date: January 25, 2023
Re: Portage High School--Active Shooter Threat FROM JAN.3
***ADDITIONAL UPDATE ***
Regarding the active shooter incident at the Portage High School on January 3, 2023 and
subsequent investigation, the Portage Police Department has identified a 15-year-old
juvenile male from Sarasota, Florida and are currently working with juvenile authorities
and multiple law enforcement jurisdictions across the United States and Canada navigating
the juvenile logistics of securing detention and the charging of Terroristic Threats and
Swatting for this individual.
At this time, the Portage Police Department, with the assistance of the Sarasota County
(Florida) Sheriff’s Office has linked the 15-year-old juvenile male from Sarasota to both
school and residential targeted swatting calls in the States of Wisconsin, Washington,
North Carolina and Indiana, as well as, internationally in Ontario, Canada. The nature of
these calls involve but are not limited to; active shooters, bomb threats and personal life
and death related threats.
This investigation and its’ disposition continue to be active with aid and additional
resources from multiple school districts across the United States, as well as, local, state,
federal and international law enforcement authorities.
Captain Daniel Garrigan
Portage Police Department
