Princeton, MN. Bomb Threat Closes Schools

by Scott Wu | September 30, 2009 at 08:42 am

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Three suspicious packages were found in Princeton post office, high school, and public utility building this morning. Authorities are investigating whether the packages contain bombs. All schools in the district had been closed at 9:30 am.

The Princeton MN. school district announced the closure at 8:24 am, sending 3,500 students home as a precautionary measure. City streets were also blocked, but the city's main street Rum River Drive, was reopened this morning.

The St. Paul police department dispatched members of its bomb squad to Princeton to assist local officers. Also assisting were FBI agents and sniffer dogs from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Sherburne County sheriff's office.

The official announcement from Princeton School District in Minnesota.

Princeton has 4,500 residents, 50 miles from Minneapolis.