Campbell police: Don't believe school gun hoax

CAMPBELL

Police are urging parents to disregard an apparent Internet hoax, claiming that a student brought a gun to Campbell Elementary School. A post entitled "Campbell Ohio Elementary Student Brings Gun to School?" published on the "Youngstown Angels" website today alleges that a "concerned parent" discovered that a girl brought a gun to school in her purse on Wednesday and suggests that the school and law enforcement tried to cover it up by not reporting the incident.

Campbell Police Officer Jason Goist said the allegations are completely false. No one brought a gun to school on Wednesday and police did not arrest a student, he said. Goist said police plan to pursue inducing panic charges against the website's creator.

On its website, Youngstown Angels claims to be an anti-corruptionwatchdog organization for the "Angels of Youngstown who believe in real justice for all like the Constitution of the United States clearly says."

Campbell City Schools Superintendant Matthew Bowen confirmed that the page's allegations are false and said the district is cooperating with the police.