Bomb Scare Evacuates Absegami

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Absegami High School was evacuated Friday morning after a report about a bomb in the building, police said.

A male claiming to be a student at the high schooled called 911 at 10:09 a.m. and said he overheard two students talking about a bomb set to go off at 10:30 a.m., police said.

Police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded, and all students and staff were evacuated and taken to three schools that are within walking distance of Absegami, police said. Explosive-detecting canine officers from several area police departments searched the building, and nothing suspicious was found, police said. People were allowed back into the building at 11:40 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Detective Bureau at 609-652-3705.

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