On Friday, a student on-campus at Centennial High School in Corona was found in possession of a handgun and ammunition.
A Corona-Norco Unified School District (CNUSD) contracted vendor was conducting unannounced searches of the school campus using narcotic and contraband detection canines. A canine alerted on a student’s backpack and a search of the backpack revealed a handgun. The firearm was unloaded, but next to it was a loaded magazine.
The Corona Police Department has full-time school resource officers at all high school campuses and an officer was onsite during the canine search. The officer arrested the student, called for additional resources, and they initiated a School Threat Assessment and Response (STAR) Protocol investigation.
The student’s parents consented to a search of their residence, where officers did not locate any other contraband. The student was later transported to Riverside Juvenile Hall.
If you have information regarding this incident, call School Resource Officer Eric Harryman at 951-739-5670 or email Eric.Harryman@CoronaCA.Gov.
