Crime & Safety
John Witherspoon School in Princeton Deemed Safe Following Bomb Threat
The threat was the third at a Princeton school in less than a week.
The John Witherspoon School has been deemed safe following a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
Students and staff may return to the school after having been evacuated to the high school’s gymnasium earlier in the day.
The incident, the third in less than a week for a Princeton public school, began at 10:45 a.m. The John Witherspoon School main office received a computer generated telephone call reporting a bomb in the school building.
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Princeton Police, New Jersey State Police and Mercer County Sheriff Department K-9 Officers responded to the scene and conducted a thorough search of the building and the surrounding area.
Princeton Police planned to remain in the area throughout the day.
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Similar calls were received last week at Princeton High School and Riverside Elementary School. Each of those incidents, as well as a rash of ‘swatting’ incidents that plagued the town earlier this year, were also unfounded.
Anyone with information on these incidents is asked to contact the Princeton Police Detective Bureau at 609-921-2100 ext. 2120.
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