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Police: Person Of Interest In Custody Following Potential Threat At Penn State Abington

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- Police say a person of interest is in custody following a potential threat at the Penn State Abington campus on Wednesday morning. The campus has been given the all-clear.

The university says the campus was closed for a period of time as police investigated an anonymous tip of a potential threat that was submitted to authorities through an online form.

UPDATE: Penn State Abington campus has been given the all-clear. LIVE: Chopper 3 is over Penn State Abington where the campus is closed as police investigate a possible threat. DETAILS: https://cbsloc.al/32SbieM

Posted by CBS Philly on Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The campus has reopened and classes beginning at or after 2 p.m. will be held as normal.

 

"The safety and well-being of our community is a priority at Penn State, and we will continue to monitor this situation and do all that we can to keep our campus safe," the university said in a statement.

An investigation is ongoing.

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