Hoax incident, Gordonvale
Police have charged a 17-year-old Mount Sheridan man following investigations into telephone calls which caused the evacuation of a school in Gordonvale on August 11.
It will be alleged two telephone calls were made to the school shortly after midday detailing the existence of explosive devices within the school complex.
Emergency procedures were implemented and all students and staff were evacuated.
The school was declared safe after a thorough search of buildings and grounds by Police.
No suspicious devices were located during the search.
Detectives interviewed a man yesterday and he was subsequently charged with two counts of falsely stating the presence of an explosive device and is scheduled to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on September 1.
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