Female Facing Charges After Threat Made Against Durham College

An 18-year-old female from Whitby has been charged after making a threat over Snapchat.

On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the Durham Regional Police Service received information from the RCMP that a concerning Snapchat message had been intercepted.  The message indicated a female’s desire to initiate a shooting at a school in Oshawa.  Investigators traced the message back to an 18-year-old Durham College student.

Members from Central West division attended the Durham College campus located at 2000 Simcoe Street North, where the suspect was arrested without incident.

Following her arrest, a Criminal Code search warrant was executed at her home address in Whitby.  During the search warrant, 18 firearms, five airsoft guns, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were seized.   The firearms were acquired and stored lawfully.

Jhusmin PAGKALIWAGAN, age 18 from Whitby has been charged with Uttering Threats.

She was held for a bail hearing.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Bacon of the Central West Division Criminal Investigations Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1845.

Anonymous information can be sent to Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters may be eligible for a $2,000 cash reward.

The information in this media release contains facts and circumstances that have been obtained from a police investigation.  These allegations have yet to be proven in court. 

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