Threatening tweet targets local school

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A post to social media threatening an area middle school principal has prompted an investigation by the Marine City Police Department. Police Chief James Heaslip says the police department was made aware of a threateningTwitter post on Friday which came from an account with no known location. In a press release yesterday, officials say the threat was targeted to the Marine City Middle School principal and mentioned a shooting. Marine City Police say they will have a visible presence in the middle school as students return to classes today.