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Police report: social-media threat prompted Crossroads High School lockdown; homicide investigation update

City of Granite Falls City Council · April 1, 2026
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Summary

Consultant Police Chief Tom Dalton reported a social-media threat that led to a temporary lockdown at Crossroads High School and said a previous Jordan Road homicide investigation has shifted geographically to 119th Street/Mt. Loop Highway, with several stolen trailers recovered.

Consultant Police Chief Tom Dalton told the Granite Falls City Council on April 17 that the police department responded to a social-media threat that resulted in a lockdown at Crossroads High School.

Dalton also updated the council on a homicide investigation tied earlier to Jordan Road; he said investigative activity has migrated to the 119th Street/Mount Loop Highway area and that law enforcement recovered a number of stolen trailers connected to that case. Dalton additionally said he has been released to return to work beginning next Monday.

The chief did not provide additional operational or evidentiary details in the public minutes, and the department did not disclose suspect names or pending charges in the recorded report. Council members did not take action on these matters during the meeting.