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Colfax police shelter schools after armed‑person call; CHP introduces new commander and warns of major storm
Summary
Placer County Sheriff reported deputies sheltered Colfax Elementary and Colfax High School after a caller reported a person with a rifle nearby; investigators say the call may have been false. CHP introduced a new Gold Run commander and urged caution ahead of a predicted multi‑day storm on I‑80.
Sergeant Toby Williams of the Placer County Sheriff's Office told the Colfax City Council on Feb. 11 that deputies responded to a caller who reported someone walking near a campus with a firearm and that the department "sheltered in place both schools" while officers and partner agencies searched the campuses. "Despite the fact that we believe the call was kinda fake, we just, out of abundance of caution, did the full workup," Williams…
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