Miami Township police responded to McCormick Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after an active-threat alert that turned out to be false.
The department said in a Facebook post that officers were on scene at the school after the alert came in. School officials told police the alarm was a false alarm, possibly caused by an equipment failure, according to the Clermont Guardian. The department confirmed there was no threat.
"There is no threat at McCormick Elementary," the Miami Township Police Department wrote on X.
The response marks the second false alarm at a Milford Exempted Village School District campus in less than two weeks. On Oct. 15, Miami Township police responded to Milford High School after an employee "accidentally triggered" a false alarm there, as WLWT reported. Police confirmed no threat at that school either.
Police said the Milford High alarm was accidentally triggered by an employee. At McCormick Elementary, the department pointed to a possible equipment failure. The cited reports do not identify whether the schools use the same alarm system.
McCormick Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade and is part of the Milford district, which covers the city of Milford and parts of Miami Township and Union Township. Miami Township is the largest of Clermont County's 14 townships by population, with roughly 44,000 residents as of the 2020 census, according to the Clermont Guardian. The department is led by Chief Robert Hirsch.
Residents who want to report a safety concern can contact the Miami Township Police Department at its non-emergency line or call 911 for emergencies.
