Bomb threat evacuates Luzerne County Election Bureau building

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Election Bureau was briefly evacuated after a bomb threat was received.

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo tells 28/22 News that they, along with many other Pennsylvania counties, received an email threat that there was a bomb in place inside the building.

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Crocamo says the bureau building at Penn Place in Wilkes-Barre did evacuate for a short period as police investigated however the threat does not appear credible.

Employees were able to go back inside the election bureau.