Bomb threat evacuates Greene County Courthouse
Samantha Karam
Officers use dogs to sweep the grounds of the Greene County Courthouse following a bomb threat in June.
Samantha Karam
An officer uses a dog to sweep the grounds of the Greene County Courthouse following a bomb threat Thursday.
Greene County court employees were allowed back in the courthouse before noon Thursday after a bomb threat had been called in and the building evacuated.
Court Administrator Sheila Rode said the threat was discovered Thursday morning on a phone in the office of Public Defender Harry Cancelmi.
鈥淲e evacuated immediately,鈥� she said.
Waynesburg police Officer Tom Ankrom, who is investigating along with the county sheriff鈥檚 department, said they do have leads in the case, but would not specify any suspects.
Interim Sheriff Marcus Simms said his department was notified Thursday morning of a security breach that happened at the courthouse Wednesday night, after his security staff left for the day. He said they are investigating whether that breach is related to the bomb threat.
Three K9 units from Pittsburgh came down Thursday morning and completed a 鈥渢horough search鈥� of the courthouse, looking for any potential threats such as bombs or guns, Ankrom said.