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NAU Declares Ardrey Auditorium Safe After Bomb Threat Triggers Evacuation

Police found no device after a sweep, allowing campus operations to resume.

Overview

  • Officers found no hazardous device during a full sweep of Ardrey Auditorium, allowing Northern Arizona University to reopen the area and resume normal activity.
  • NAU used its NAU SAFE alert system to order an evacuation, later saying there did not appear to be an imminent threat before issuing an all-clear.
  • The university advised that people who evacuated might be held in safe areas so officers could identify and question witnesses.
  • Two graduation events scheduled near the auditorium faced uncertainty during the response, with no confirmed updates on cancellations in the coverage.
  • The source of the reported threat was not disclosed, and the Flagstaff Police Department had not issued a public statement in the reports reviewed.