Bergen Community College 'all clear' after bomb threat prompts evacuation

Anthony Zurita | NorthJersey

Show Caption Hide Caption Bergen County Community College evacuated after apparent bomb threat Bergen County Community College was evacuated after apparent bomb threat, Monday afternoon, November 18, 2019

Bergen Community College was deemed safe after all three campuses were evacuated due to a bomb threat made to the school on Monday, officials said.

The college's three locations — Paramus, Hackensack and Lyndhurst — were "all clear" as of 3 p.m., said Larry Hlavenka Jr., a spokesman for Bergen Community College.

Classes resumed as scheduled after law enforcement secured the three campuses.

The Bergen County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Paramus police deferred comment to the Sheriff's Office.

NJ Transit announced that the 163 and 175 buses, which normally stop inside the college property, would stop on Paramus Road because of the investigation surrounding the threat.

Bergen Community College has 32,000 students in degree, continuing education and adult education programs across its three campuses, the school website says.

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