Bomb Threat Causes Evacuations at Santa Monica College

A bomb threat at Santa Monica College around noon caused hundreds of people to be evacuated, according to Santa Monica College Police Chief Albert Vasquez.

The threat was “specific to the quad area, so we went ahead and evacuated the quad area,” he said.

There was also a "Transfer Fair" occurring at the same time on the campus quad where there were representatives from more than 150 colleges, Vasquez said.

Officers from the Santa Monica College’s Police Department responded with bomb-sniffing dogs, and firefighters from the Santa Monica Fire Department were also on hand.

After a brief investigation, the campus was found to be safe, and the students were allowed to return to the quad at 1:21 p.m., according to Vasquez. The rest of the campus was not evacuated.

“With what occurred in Boston last week, we had discussed this issue in-house, so everyone was really on top of it today, Vasquez said.