Employees of the Broward County Judicial Complex wait outside while police conduct a bomb sweep of the building following a phoned in bomb threat on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (Source: CBS4)
South Florida Crime
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The Broward County Courthouse opened a little late Tuesday morning to staff and employees following a bomb threat.
According to BSO spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright, someone called in with a bomb threat around 7:35 a.m. before the building was open for business and before anyone was inside.
Employees were lined up outside the building as a bomb squad swept the building.
Police did not find any threat and the building was opened for business after being closed for about an hour.about an hour later.
