Crime & Safety
Springfield Courthouse Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat
State and local police and explosives crews are searching the Roderick Ireland Courthouse in Springfield after a bomb threat.
SPRINGFIELD, MA — The Roderick Ireland Courthouse in Springfield has been evacuated due to a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
At 9:36 Wednesday morning, the Hampden County Bar Association tweeted that the building had been evacuated for a bomb threat. Massachusetts State Police confirmed the threat to Western Mass News.
An explosive ordnance team and K-9s have been called in to search the building, Western Mass News reported. Springfield police are also on-scene.
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