 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA – A sweep of both east and west APU campuses in Azusa yielded no danger after threatening messages were sent to the university Wednesday. Authorities were also compelled to evacuate and search regional campuses, their residential living areas and other buildings in Monrovia, Orange County, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, the High Desert, Murietta and San Diego. Nothing dangerous was located at the regional campuses, according to a statement from Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific University gave the all clear to concerned students, staff and faculty February 17 at 10:41 p.m. APU students and employees were sent an emergency alert about the suspicious messages and bomb threat at 5:31 p.m.  After the threats were received, the Azusa Police Department was called and officers assisted in campus evacuations. Students remaining in university housing were told to shelter in place. Alosta Avenue and Citrus Avenue near APU was blocked to traffic for more than five hours, creating gridlock in the surrounding area.
Law enforcement first swept the east campus and university housing, clearing facilities and buildings there. Students were allowed to return to their housing unit and were told to shelter in place while searches of the west campus were made. The west campus was eventually cleared, APU officials said. It is not yet publicly known if investigators have pinpointed the source of the threatening messages or if a suspect is in custody.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor AZUSA - A series of threatening messages sent to Azusa Pacific University Wednesday afternoon has forced authorities to recommend evacuations at fellow campuses across Southern California Wednesday.
Evacuations have been ordered for APU regional campuses in Monrovia, Orange County, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, the High Desert, Murietta and San Diego, according to the Azusa Pacific University Campus Safety department. Students currently inside on-campus housing are asked to shelter in place. Students who are not on campus are asked to stay away from the area. Threatening messages were sent to the Azuza Pacific University campus Wednesday afternoon. At least one of those messages contained a possible bomb threat. Traffic around the Azusa Pacific campuses is being redirected away from the University. It is not yet clear if investigators have identified the source of the messages. |
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