Two teenagers from Itapema, on the north coast of Santa Catarina, were searched by civilian police this Wednesday (19) after threatening to attack colleagues at their respective schools. The attacks will take place, according to the threats, this Thursday (20).

The first teenager lives in the Varzea area and studies at a public school. The young man threatened colleagues via WhatsApp audio recordings in which he claimed he would take a gun to kill everyone.

Security forces rally to deal with threats of attack – Photo: Santa Catarina Civil Police/Disclosure/ND

The mother of the minor allowed the police to inspect the house, in which nothing illegal was found. Police teenager said it was “a joke.”

The second teenager, aged 15, lives in the Meia Praia area and studies at a private school. Earlier Wednesday evening, police raided the apartment where the young man lives with his family.

The boy made posts in WhatsApp groups with images of a gun and a knife. However, according to the civil police, during a break in the class, the boy asked some of his colleagues where they wanted to go, which frightened the students.

No weapons were found in the apartment. The teenager also stated that it was all “just a joke”. Nothing illegal was found in any of the dwellings.

Both parents and young people were instructed about the seriousness of adolescent behavior and the consequences it had for schoolchildren.

The two teenagers will now respond to a police procedure. The civilian police are attentive to all information and threats that may pose a danger to the population of Itapema.

Falsely named police officers were in schools for several days investigating the veracity of the allegations and following the events.

Dyke, give me!

This Thursday (20) Deic (Computer Crime Delegation) launched Operation Deic Be Present and took part in school security and enforcement of court orders against attack threats.

The name of the operation alludes to calls made by teachers in the classroom. The mission is to maintain constant vigilance for student safety and to identify and prosecute teenagers and adults who spread false information about assaults and assaults in public schools through their social media profiles.

Operation Dyck is here! led to the arrest of two adults and the detention of four teenagers in the municipalities of Santa Catarina. – Photo: Luis Fernando Dres/North Dakota

Seven search and seizure warrants were issued, in addition to four temporary hospitalizations of teenagers and two preventive arrests in the cities of Florianópolis, San José, Biguaçu, Brusque, Blumenau, Capinzal and Campo Ere.

The operation was supported by other Dijk police stations besides the DPCAMI (Delegation for the Protection of Children, Adolescents, Women and the Elderly) in Blumenau and Brusque, the DIC (Criminal Investigation Division) in São Lourenco do Oeste and Joasaba. , and police stations from Capinzal and Campo Erê.

The civilian police reaffirms its commitment to keeping the community safe in Santa Catarina and says it will continue to use demonstrative crackdowns against threats to attack schools. Deek, a gift!