A lockdown was implemented at Mt. Carmel High School in Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego on Monday morning (August 25, 2026) after police received a report of a threat. Law enforcement conducted a thorough search of the campus and determined the threat to be unfounded. The lockdown was lifted by mid-morning and normal operations resumed.
3 of 5 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: fox5sandiego.com, nbcsandiego.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- 10news.comUNCLASSIFIED
- fox5sandiego.comUNCLASSIFIED
- nbcsandiego.comUNCLASSIFIED
- sandiegouniontribune.comUNCLASSIFIED
- yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- 10news.comLockdown at Mt. Carmel High School lifted after reported threat at campusScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-27T11:05:03
- fox5sandiego.comLockdown lifted after police investigation at Mt. Carmel High SchoolScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-27T11:05:03
- nbcsandiego.comUnfounded threat prompted security measures at Mt. Carmel High, 2 other schools | San Diego News DailyScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-27T11:05:03
- sandiegouniontribune.comMt. Carmel High School declared safe by police after false threat - San Diego Union-TribuneScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-27T11:05:03
- yahoo.comMt. Carmel High School in lockdown as San Diego police secure campusScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-08-27T11:05:03
Carried by multiple outlets
- Mt. Carmel High School in Rancho Peñasquitos was placed on lockdown on Monday morning10news.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, yahoo.com
- San Diego Police Department responded to the reported threat10news.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, yahoo.com
- The threat was determined to be unfounded or falsesandiegouniontribune.com, yahoo.com
- The lockdown was lifted after police searched the campus10news.com, sandiegouniontribune.com, yahoo.com
- Normal school operations resumed10news.com, yahoo.com
- Police resources including SWAT personnel were deployed10news.com, sandiegouniontribune.com
Reported by one outlet only
- The threat was telephoned to police, specifically a radio call to SDPD Dispatch at around 9 a.m. reporting an armed person in a Mt. Carmel bathroomonly sandiegouniontribune.com
- SDPD Lt. Cesar Jimenez provided a video statement describing the search of restrooms, classrooms, and gymnasiumonly sandiegouniontribune.com
- The lockdown was lifted at around 11:40 a.m.only 10news.com
- The lockdown was lifted at the direction of law enforcementonly 10news.com
- Police conducted a room-by-room sweep of the entire campus before determining it was safeonly 10news.com
- Sunset Hills Elementary and Black Mountain Middle School nearby also had their campuses securedonly yahoo.com
Reported unevenly
- The timing of when the lockdown was liftedstated by 10news.com states approximately 11:40 a.m. · absent from sandiegouniontribune.com states 'early afternoon' but provides no specific time; yahoo.com provides no time estimate




