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Ogden courthouse evacuated

Apr 5, 2018, 9:56 AM | Updated: 11:16 am

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OGDEN — A spokesman for the Utah State Courts confirmed the 2nd district courthouse in Ogden has been evacuated.

Spokesman Geoffrey Fattah alerted area news outlets to the evacuation, saying a bomb threat had been called into the facility.

Ogden police and the Weber County Sheriff’s Office are currently sweeping the building. In a tweet, the Ogden Police Department described the threat as unsubstantiated.

 

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