Student arrested on bomb threat charge in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, PA — A 16-year-old student was arrested Tuesday after police responded to a bomb threat at Allen High School.

Officers from the Allentown Police Department’s Patrol Division and Community Outreach Unit were dispatched to the school at approximately 12:56 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2026.

Working with school administration and the Allentown Fire Department, authorities cleared the building and determined no threat was present.

The juvenile was taken into custody and charged with terroristic threats, a third-degree felony.

No further information was released.