Tuesday May 12 2026 – Scanner News

Yesterday was another one of those days of foolish antics by criminals who don’t understand the implications of their actions. The scary thing is, some of these calls may be coming from computers.

(ALLIANCE, Neb.) — On Monday, May 11th, a coordinated series of hoax bomb threats and swatting calls targeted schools across several U.S. states. While Tennessee and Nebraska saw significant statewide disruptions, Ohio and Texas also reported incidents. In Tennessee, nine schools were affected, and in Nebraska, Alliance and North Platte high schools were placed on secure status while other districts also reported a hold or heightened security as a precautionary measure due to the widespread nature of the calls.

At 11:14 a.m., scanner traffic indicated this… 

North Platte, 5.

Go ahead. 

Requesting 10-89 at 1540 Box Butte Avenue. Possible shooter on the way, possibly 15 people about five minutes out from the north side of the high school. Also possible bomb. 

10-4, I’ll be en route.

10-4.

Just a correction on the 10-20, it’s 1450 Box Butte Avenue, 1450, it’s the High School. 

10-4.

The Nebraska Information Analysis Center, or NIAC, worked with the FBI to trace the origins of these calls, which often uses voiceover technology to mask the caller’s location. Residents and students are encouraged to report any suspicious activity or social media threats through the Safe2Help Nebraska portal. We’ll put a link to that on our website under resources on panhandlescanner.com

The School was cleared around 1:15 p.m.

In other news, an explosive early morning fire in Alliance just after 2:00 a.m. had the community wondering if something big had happened, especially after the bomb threat at the high school earlier in the day. Fortunately, it was just a truck fire where the tires had exploded from the heat after the fire started in the cab, according to eye-witnesses on scene.