Bomb threat at Radnor High School forces boys' soccer game, polling place to evacuate: police
RADNOR, Pa. (CBS) -- A "low-risk" bomb threat made to Radnor High School prompted police to evacuate a boys' soccer game and polling place on Tuesday, Christopher Flanagan, the Superintendent of the Radnor Police Department, said.
The school serves as a polling place and had to be evacuated. But people were still able to cast their votes.
Police officials said the threat came in just as a playoff soccer game had started and as voters were casting their ballots at Radnor High School, which forced about 100 people to evacuate.
The Radnor boys' soccer team was set to face Lampeter Strasburg in the first round of the PIAA State 3A playoffs.
"Radnor police and the Radnor Township School District received a threat, a bomb threat, that specifically threatened the safety of the school," Flanagan said.
Flanagan said the threat came in via email at 6:01 p.m.and it was general to the property.
"Although we considered it a low risk we still had to clear the area," Flanagan said. "We are conducting a proactive sweep of the property and surrounding areas to ensure that there is no bomb or any type of problem that may have arisen from this threat."
Radnor police, along with the FBI are now investigating. The two precincts moved voted at nearby Radnor Elementary. Voting was extended one hour to 9 p.m.
Several people who were forced to change polling locations said while the motive for the threat is still unclear, it did not deter their will to cast their ballots
"We were very inspired to make sure we could get our vote cast because if it was something to suppress voting that is not acceptable," Laura Offett said.
There were no reported injuries during the evacuations.
Radnor High School will reopen Wednesday after being closed for Election Day and police will be on-site, Flanagan said.