Non-credible bomb threat at PMS 
PUTNAM — Last week, a Putnam Middle School student’s email account was compromised, and a bomb threat was sent out in a foreign language through the school system’s network, according to Police Chief Christopher Ferace.
The message was automatically translated into English through the system’s settings.
The Putnam Police Department, working closely with Putnam School System personnel, determined that the threat was non-credible.
No Putnam student was involved, and the threat did not originate locally.
This incident is being reviewed in connection with a series of similar school-related threats recently reported in the region. The Putnam Police Department continues to coordinate with local, state, and federal law-enforcement partners as part of this ongoing investigation, Ferace said.
The Public Police Department increased its presence in the area of the public schools throughout the day as a precautionary measure.

.