Evacuations have been lifted at the University of Colorado Boulder, and most buildings have reopened, after university police determined a bomb threat was false.
At 1:14 p.m., evacuations were lifted Norlin Library, the Ketchum Arts and Sciences building and the Ramaley Biology building, according to a from the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department. Norlin Library will remain closed for the remainder of the day, and classes will continue in the Ketchum and Ramaley buildings. CUPD said officers will escort students into Norlin to retrieve their belongings.
University police dispatch received an unconfirmed bomb threat regarding Norlin Library at 11:20 a.m. and subsequently evacuated the library and two nearby buildings, according to the university.
At approximately noon Friday, university police and K-9 units responded to the scene and advised people to avoid the area. No other buildings were evacuated, and classes in all other buildings remained on schedule, according to university police.
Boulder Police officers and Boulder Fire-Rescue crews did not respond, according to spokespeople Dionne Waugh and Jamie Barker.
This is the second time this school year that students and staff have been asked to avoid the area of Norlin Library. The university was order Aug. 25 after reports of shots being fired near the library. That call turned out to be a hoax, according to university police.
Friday’s threat came two days after a student at Evergreen High School in neighboring Jefferson County, and one day after nearby Fairview High School and Summit Middle School were after a runner wearing a weighted vest and holding a cell phone was mistaken for a man holding a gun.
