The University Police Department was evacuated after calling the bomb squad when a backpack was found outside Police Chief Bill Watton’s office at 8:30 a.m. today. A bomb squad robot found a laptop and AV wires inside the backpack.
The road between the police station and the Corporation Administration building was closed off to all vehicles and pedestrians with orange cones and police officers standing at the entrance to Safety Way. A corporation employee said they were advised to stand away from windows.
“Likely what happened was an employee just found it and left it outside the police office,” Watton said.
The backpack was found beyond the door meant for authorized personnel and Watton said the backpack could have been there over break when he left the office on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Watton said the area beyond the door is a private area but that it is not always locked.