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David Lawrence Hall receives bomb threat

City of Pittsburgh police responded to a bomb threat found in the form of two notes in room 107…City of Pittsburgh police responded to a bomb threat found in the form of a note in room 107 of David Lawrence Hall Monday morning.Pitt Police Chief Tim Delaney stood outside of the building at around 9 a.m. while a vehicle marked “Canine Response Unit” was parked on Forbes Avenue. He said the threat came in to the county at 8:06 a.m., and city police first responded.

He said police officers searched the area with the canine dogs and “bomb wands” — devices that detect certain chemicals found in explosives — with negative results.

Pitt spokesman Robert Hill said there were three threatening notes dated Sept. 17, two of which were found today. The two notes found today were located in David Lawrence Hall and Posvar Hall, and the other note was found on Sept 19. in David Lawrence Hall.

He added that that law enforcement assessed the threats and deemed them “non-credible,” so Pitt didn’t issue an ENS alert was sent and no evacuations took place.

This is the first bomb threat received at Pitt since the slew of more than 140 threats that disrupted campus last spring.

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