US EditionFullerton Police Respond to Bomb Threats at Four Schools, Hospital
Four schools and one hospital in Fullerton were locked down and searched with canine units after bomb threats; no explosives were found and investigations continue.
- On Thursday, the Fullerton Police Department responded to bomb threats at four schools and a hospital in Fullerton, and police said no explosive devices were found.
- The initial report arrived at Troy High School around 1:25 p.m., followed within about an hour by three more at Fullerton Union High School, Sunny Hill High School and Fern Drive Elementary School.
- Officers placed the four campuses on lockdown and used explosives-detection canines and outside agencies, working with school administrators to search buildings Thursday, police said.
- At Fern Drive Elementary School, officers remained with students and staff while parents followed evacuation procedures; just after 5 p.m., officers responded to St. Jude Medical Center, where patients were partially evacuated then allowed back after no threat was found.
- Investigators said it remains unclear whether the threats were credible, and the incidents remain under investigation as Fullerton Police Department detectives work to identify the caller.
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Investigators with Fullerton police were investigating separate bomb threats at four schools and a medical center Thursday. The schools that were targeted in the threats were Sunny Hill High School, Fullerton Union High School, Troy High School and Fern Drive Elementary School. The four campuses were placed on lockdown as officers combed through the schools to confirm the validity of...
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Fullerton police partially evacuated the emergency room at the Providence St. Jude Medical Center on Thursday after the hospital received a telephone call alerting about the placement of a bomb inside it, authorities said. Agents responded quickly to the medical center when they received the call at 5:07 p.m. Upon arrival, they evacuated the area of the alleged threat, the Fullerton Police Department said. Immediately, the police deployed variou…
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