The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has charged an 11-year-old boy with terrorizing following a report about a suspicious device on a Gray-New Gloucester school bus. Deputies say they got a report about a suspicious device on a Gray-New Gloucester school bus around 3 p.

Authorities say an 11-year-old boy was charged with terrorizing following a report of a suspicious device on a school bus, which prompted a response from the Maine State Police Bomb Squad.

The Maine Gun Safety Coalition and allies launched a citizen initiative on Thursday to pass a “red flag” law after the state commission tasked with investigating the Lewiston mass shooting concluded that local law enforcement failed to enforce the state’s current “yellow flag” law.

Efforts are underway by the Maine Gun Safety Coalition to pass a new gun law in Maine. Also read: Both Rep. Golden, Theriault claim backing of Maine sportsmen The extreme risk protection order, or the “red flag law,