Police are investigating who made the threat, which was found not to be credible.
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Courthouses in Augusta, Portland reopen after bomb threats prompt evacuations
The threats came a day after Maine’s State House and several others across the country were targeted with hoax bomb threats that authorities say were sent by the same group, highlighting what legislative leaders say is a “concerning and unacceptable trend.”
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Maine State House evacuated as state capitols across U.S. face bomb threats
About 300 people were ordered out of the Maine State House because of the hoax bomb threat Wednesday afternoon, on the first day of a new legislative session.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World, News, Schools & Education
School shooting hoaxes have terrorized kids across U.S. Who’s behind it?
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Snow crunching under their feet, breaths coming quickly, the officers grabbed their duty rifles and ran toward Nouvel Catholic Central High School. The code had gone out just two minutes earlier on Feb. 7: active shooting in progress. They didn’t hesitate. When they found that the double doors next to the […]
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 updates school policy on bomb threats
Regional School Unit 9 updated several policies regarding procedures for an active bomb threat.
Posted inNation / World
Black colleges alarmed by bomb threats, but undeterred
The FBI is now investigating last week’s bomb threats against at least 17 historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Portland police evacuate station after suspicious package left in lobby
They cleared their headquarters for 2 hours early Friday and called in the bomb squad to investigate, but the suspicious package was determined to be harmless.
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10-year-old student charged after RSU 9 bomb threat
FARMINGTON — A 10-year-old boy was charged with terrorizing Thursday, accused of calling 911 and reporting a bomb on a bus. School buses in Farmington-based Regional School Unit 9 were examined by police after the bomb threat was received at about 4:30 p.m. “It was very vague,” Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said. “It was […]
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Lewiston police investigate ‘hoax device’ left near Rails Restaurant
LEWISTON — Police evacuated buildings, closed off a section of Lincoln Street and called in a bomb squad Friday afternoon when a suspicious package was spotted near a gas line behind Rails Restaurant. Three hours after the item was discovered, an explosion rocked Lincoln Street as a bomb team robot disposed of the package […]
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Gray-New Gloucester Middle School evacuated
GRAY — Students returned to Gray-New Gloucester Middle School after a bomb threat Tuesday morning, according to the superintendent. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and Maine State Police responded to the school on Libby Hill Road in Gray. School Administrative District 15 Superintendent Craig King said in an email early Tuesday afternoon that all 600 […]