Lockdown lifted at schools in Kitchener, North Dumfries and Wilmot Township

Police investigate three swatting calls that prompted lockdowns at area schools

Waterloo Regional Police say they are investigating three swatting incidents after schools in Kitchener, Wilmot and North Dumfries received threatening phone calls Tuesday morning

Threats that put 3 Waterloo region schools in a hold and secure were 'swatting calls'

Regional police are now investigating the calls made to three schools in Waterloo region Tuesday morning as swatting incidents. This comes after these schools were placed under hold and secure orders Tuesday morning for threats of violence. Cherri Greeno, spokesperson for Waterloo Regional Police Service, says the three schools received calls around the same time from someone "threatening acts of violence."

Lockdown lifted at schools in Kitchener, North Dumfries and Wilmot Township

Threats were made to three local schools on Tuesday morning.

Violent threats to multiple KW schools prompted hold and secures

This includes Alpine Public School in the south-west area of Kitchener, Ayr Public School and Baden Public School.

3 Waterloo Region schools in hold and secure after threats of violence

Three public elementary schools in Waterloo Region are currently under hold and secures after receiving threatening calls of violence, prompting investigations by detectives.

Waterloo Regional Police Investigating Swatting Incident at Local Schools – Wingham Free Press

Posted on: Tuesday June 16Location: Waterloo RegionOccurrence #: WA26087584 Waterloo Regional Police are continuing to investigate three swatting incidents at local schools.  On June 16, 2026, between 9 a.m. and 9:10 a.m., three schools in Kitchener, Wilmot, and North Dumfries received a telephone call from an unidentified individual. During each call, the caller stated they were enroute to the school with weapons and issued threats to harm staf…