Crime & Safety
No Bomb Found After Threat At Merrimack College
A residence hall was evacuated for a second time this school year after a bomb threat Thursday evening.
NORTH ANDOVER, MA -- Police from Andover, North Andover and Merrimack College said no bomb was found after an investigation of the the Monican Residence Hall on the campus of Merrimack College Thursday evening. The building was evacuated and students were moved to another building while the investigation was conducted. The investigation was prompted by an unspecified bomb threat.
It was the second bomb threat in the residence hall this academic year. In December, 300 students were evacuated from Monican Residence Hall after a bomb scare.
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