Davis middle school evacuated as police investigate written bomb threat on campus
A Davis middle school was evacuated Tuesday as police investigated a bomb threat, authorities and school officials said.
Residents are asked to avoid Drexel Drive near J and L streets, as officers investigate a bomb threat at Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School, Davis police wrote in a text message and email alert sent shortly before 2 p.m.
“Students and staff have been evacuated and are safe,” the Davis Police Department wrote.
A “written bomb threat” was found at the campus Tuesday, according to a statement posted to the Holmes Junior High website.
Students were taken to a nearby park for parent pickup, school officials said.
No other details were immediately available.
Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee