Crime & Safety
Suspicious Package Found Inside Family Courthouse
Two Santa Clara County Superior Court buildings in San Jose remain evacuated this afternoon.
—By Bay City News Service
Two Santa Clara County Superior Court buildings in San Jose remain evacuated this afternoon because of a bomb threat, according to the sheriff's office and a court spokesman.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a report that a bomb threat had been called in to the court administration building at 111 W. St. John St. at about 9:40 a.m., sheriff's Deputy Kurtis Stenderup said.
The administration building was evacuated, and authorities scoured the building for any suspicious packages, Stenderup said.
The Family Courthouse at 170 Park Ave., about half a mile from the administration building, was also evacuated, according to the court's Twitter feed.
The court tweeted at 12:32 p.m. that a suspicious package had been found in the Family Courthouse and that a bomb squad was examining the package. No other courtrooms have been affected.
Streets in the area have been shut down and people are advised to stay away.
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