The Pensacola Police Department is in the process of making three arrests for three separate incidents regarding threats against several schools Tuesday.

According to PPD, the first incident involved a threat via social media against Washington High School, Workman Middle School and Pensacola State College causing three schools to go on lockdown. The suspect was identified and was not on campus. He was located and will be charged with False Report Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner and Disruption of a School Function, police say. 

The second incident involved a social media threat against Pensacola High School causing another lockdown, Pensacola Police say. The suspect was identified and was not a student at the school and was not on campus. He was located and will be charged with False Report Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner and Disruption of a School Function.

Police say the third incident involved a student at Washington High School after he told another student he was in possession of a firearm. The school went into lockdown again. The student was identified and police learned he never had a weapon at school. This student was charged with Disruption of School Function.

“We want to emphasize that at no time were the students or staff in any danger. The Pensacola Police Department will aggressively pursue anyone who threatens the safety of students or disrupts their school day with false threats”, said Chief Tommi Lyter. Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward added, “Public Safety is always my top concern. I am very proud of the work done by the Pensacola Police Department in investigating these incidents and bringing them to a conclusion. We will not tolerate any threats of violence or violence itself.”

The names of the arrestees are not available at the time of this release because the arrests are still be processed, according to the Pensacola Police Department.