Seaford Juvenile Arrested for Monday's Bomb Threat

Milford, DE - On Monday, November 3, 2025, the Milford School District received a bomb threat via email concerning Milford Central Academy. Police officers responded immediately and assisted with the evacuation of both Milford Central Academy and Milford High School.

Explosive-trained K9 units from around the state conducted bomb sweeps of both facilities while detectives began investigating the threatening email.

At approximately 1:01 p.m., both schools were declared safe by the K9 units and turned back over to the Milford School District. Through investigative efforts, detectives identified the email sender as a 13-year-old male from Seaford, Delaware. The juvenile was not a student of the Milford School District. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for the juvenile.

On November 4, 2025, the juvenile was brought to Milford Police Department by their parent. The juvenile was charged with one count of Terroristic Threatening, a felony. The juvenile had a presentment through the Kent County Family Court and was released to their parent on a $1,000 unsecured bond.

Chief Cecilia Ashe issued a statement saying, "We will not tolerate these types of pranks and we will use every local, state, and federal resource available to find you. Thank you to the detectives who worked tirelessly through the night to identify this subject." Chief Ashe added, "Thank you to our community partners UNITED Church and Milford Movies 9 for stepping up when we reached out for help, as this is community policing in practice."

The case remains an active investigation. Milford Police Department thanked the Delaware State Police, Delaware Capitol Police, and Newark Police for providing their K9 units to assist with this incident.

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