WATERTOWN, Wis. (WFRV) - Police in Wisconsin were called upon on Tuesday to investigate multiple reports of a potential threat towards a middle school, authorities say.

According to a release from the Watertown Police Department, police were notified at 4:45 p.m. of multiple reports of possible threats made by a student towards the Riverside Middle School.

Officials say they first received a report from the school resource officer, who was given a complaint that a student had made statements about bringing a weapon to school.

Police also got an anonymous tip via the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Speak Up, Speak Out Wisconsin program stating that a student had overheard another making comments about a possible school shooting.

Officers from the Watertown Police Department immediatel

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