Venice High bomb threat was a hoax, police say

Venice Police Department officers determined that a bomb threat against Venice High School on Monday, Nov. 9, was a hoax.

Officers who responded found the threat was not credible, and there is no active bomb threat at the school, the department said on social media, according to WWSB. No suspect or details about how the threat was communicated appeared in the department's public statements.

It is unclear whether students were evacuated or classes were disrupted.

Under Florida Statute § 790.163, intentionally making a false bomb report is a second-degree felony.

Venice Police urged the public to report anything suspicious. "Always say something if you see or hear anything concerning by calling 911 or notifying a school staff person or police officer," the department said on Facebook.

Venice High faced a separate security incident in August when Giovanni Pimienta, 19, was charged with making a false bomb report and other felonies after law enforcement stopped him trying to enter the campus, the Venice Gondolier Sun reported.

Anyone with information about the Nov. 9 threat can call 911 or contact the Venice Police Department.