STREETSBORO, Ohio — Northeast Ohio police departments are warning residents about a mobile app called CrimeRadar.

Officers said it may be spreading fake and misleading crime alerts by misinterpreting police radio traffic.

Streetsboro school incident

Streetsboro Mayor Glenn Broska said the app almost set off a panic in his community after reporting shots were fired at an elementary school.

The problem? That's not what happened at the school.

"To me, that was irresponsible, Broska said. "That's like yelling fire in a movie theater. It really, truly is."

Broska said the incident didn't involve firearms. He said a kindergarten student accidentally pulled the fire alarm .

However, the app's post said, "Firearms discharged at elementary school in Streetsboro."

Broska said Streetsboro's

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