Building Cleared After Bomb Threat On York Road: Police

TOWSON, MD – A building in the Towson area was evacuated Thursday morning temporarily due to a bomb threat, police said. The building had been cleared as of 11:45 a.m., officials said.

Authorities said they were called to the 6400 block of York Road around 9 a.m. after a bomb threat came in over the phone.

The building was evacuated as a precaution, officials reported, and after a search of the building, authorities said they had found no evidence of a dangerous device.

All employees returned to work once the building was cleared, police reported at 11:42 a.m.

The threat was received at the Drumcastle Center, according to ABC 2 News, which has its broadcasting station nearby.

The Drumcastle Center houses the Baltimore County Department of Health.

During the investigation, ABC 2 News reported that York Road was closed between Gittings Avenue and Overbrook.

BREAKING: BOMB THREAT at Baltimore County Health and Human Services building off York Rd. York Rd closed to traffic from Gittings Ave to Overbrook, large police presence in front of Drumcastle Center. @WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/mGn9s9m3oE
— Abby Isaacs WMAR (@AbbyIsaacsNews) June 21, 2018