Durham Tech clears bomb threat but main campus remains closed
The Durham Police Department cleared a bomb threat at the main campus of Durham Tech Community College on Thursday afternoon.
No suspicious items were found during a thorough search of the campus, the college said on social media.
Its main campus will remain closed for the rest of the day. Information on Friday campus operations will be released later by the college.
The main campus of Durham Tech Community College was evacuated before noon on Thursday due to the threat, the college confirmed Thursday.
“We are evacuating our Main Campus on Lawson Street due to a bomb threat that was reported to Durham Police this morning,” Durham Tech spokesman Nathan Hardin told The News & Observer previously.
“Durham Police are currently conducting a sweep of each building. Main Campus will be closed for the remainder of the day,” Hardin said.
Lawson Street has opened again. Lawson Street between Briggs Avenue and Bacon Street were temporarily closed.
The N&O has reached out to the Durham Police Department for more details.
The threat was reported just before 11 a.m. on Thursday, according to ABC11, The N&O’s newsgathering partner.
