Video of today’s press conference at McKinleyville High today.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and allied agencies believe they are “extremely” close to identifying suspects in the rash of threats leveled at McKinleyville High School over the last two weeks.

That’s according to Lt. Kyle Holt, the head of the Sheriff’s Office’s Major Crimes Division, who spoke at a press conference at the entrance to McKinleyville High a few moments ago. 

Though Holt said he could not give many specifics about the nature of the investigation, he did say that search warrants are being filed in conjunction with their “exhaustive” investigation, which is being conducted with the help of the FBI.

“What I can tell you is that all of the threats that we’ve received in the last two weeks were received via telephone,” Holt said. “The source of those telephone calls are using sophisticated technology to try to conceal their identity and their location.”

Parents at the press conference expressed their frustration to Holt and Northern Humboldt Union High School District Superintendent Roger Macdonald. Some, after two stressful weeks, broke out in tears as they spoke.

One father bemoaned the lack of specific details about the nature of the threats, saying that it made it impossible for him to decide whether he should allow his child to come to school or not. He added that he’s keeping his daughter home for the time being. And though Holt promised to continue to swiftly respond to all future threats, one mother wondered why there wasn’t an officer assigned to be physically on campus, instead of just patrolling the perimeter in their vehicle.

Though he said he didn’t have any figures at hand, Macdonald said that there has been a decline in attendance over the last couple of weeks, though he said only a couple of families have questioned whether or not their child could continue at McKinleyville High.

“I think most people recognize this is a short-term situation,” he said.

The full press conference can be viewed in the video above.