Meriden police have made two arrests in a recent surge in threats directed at schools, the district's superintendent said in a message Thursday.

Police said the threats involved re-posting things already shared on social media that have led to investigations involving numerous schools across the state and country.

Meriden police have arrested two children after investigating school threats and another investigation into another is underway. On Thursday, Meriden police investigated two separate instances of possible school threats posted on Facebook and Snapchat after Meriden school officials notified them and they said they have arrested two minors from Meriden.

A third juvenile was identified, according to Meriden police. Police said they investigated separate possible threats on Thursday. Two were reported to them by Meriden school offi

There will be an increased police presence at a middle school in Meriden this week after a threat was made on social media and a student has been arrested. Officers learned about a Snapchat post that was going around on social media on Sunday morning.

Two Meriden juveniles were arrested Thursday following investigations into potential threats against local schools posted on social media, authorities said. The Meriden Police Department responded to reports from school officials about threats made on Facebook and Snapchat.

Early Sunday morning, students were threatened via Snapchat at Meriden’s Thomas Edison Middle School, police said.