Bomb threats are being reported across the country.

Six bomb threats have been reported in York County today, and 11 bomb threats are being investigated in Lancaster County, according to York County spokesman Mark Walters and the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.

A string of threats have been made nationwide today to universities, including Penn State buildings in State College, police departments and news outlets. It appears to be a electronic hoax that sent officers scrambling.

The Penn State threats are reported to be a hoax, according to the Daily Collegian.

Six businesses or organizations in York County have received the threats, Walters said. The locations include the city, and the townships of Jackson, Spring Garden, Springettsbury and York. Emails request money as part of the threat.

All of the threats in Lancaster County have been cleared, according to a tweet from spokesman Brett Hambright. None of the ones in Lancaster had been deemed as credible, a news release states.

Meanwhile, police in York County investigated a bomb threat at Eastern York Middle School earlier today. Students returned to class after K-9 units cleared the building. Lower Windsor Township police said the threat was not related to the other threats reported elsewhere.

Also, a bomb threat was reported at the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 school building in Lebanon County this afternoon.

In Lancaster County, the email-generated bomb threats were made mostly to businesses in the city and county, the release states. The 400 block of North Duke Street in the city was closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic for a period of time.

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The Lancaster County District Attorney is asking that anyone who receives a threat or similar correspondence to immediately call 911.

Check back for more details. This is a developing story.</s>A wave of bomb threats made across the United States on Thursday, included several to schools and businesses in Monmouth and Ocean counties, as part of a hoax to extort bitcoins.

The New York City Police Department deemed the widespread threats as not credible as law enforcement agencies throughout the country investigated.

“We are currently monitoring multiple bomb threats that have been sent electronically to various locations throughout the city,” the New York City Counterterrorism Bureau said on Twitter.

Threats were emailed to universities, police departments and news outlets from New York City to Dallas. Some of the emailed threats had the subject line: “Think Twice.”

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In New Jersey, threats were sent to schools and businesses. No injuries were reported.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office responded to several threats they deemed not credible at public buildings. The prosecutor’s office did not specify which buildings.

“General nature of the hoax is a demand for payment before close of business,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

Bomb threats sweep the nation Thursday in the video above.

The Jersey Shore Premium Outlets in Tinton Falls were evacuated Thursday night but it was unclear if it was related to the bomb threats.

Ocean County College in Toms River also was impacted, as were at least three other sites in Ocean County including a small business, according to authorities.

Maywood Furniture on Howcroft Road received one of the bomb threats, said Detective Sgt. Matthew Parodi. The threat caused the Bergen County Sheriff's Office to deploy its bomb squad to the building.

The building was checked for explosive devices and the threat was deemed not credible. People were allowed back in Thursday afternoon, Parodi said.

In Fair Lawn, both Radburn and Memorial middle schools received bomb threats via email, according to a post on Fair Lawn Schools Facebook page. Both schools were evacuated and students were moved to the Fair Lawn Jewish Center, on Norman Avenue, where they were dismissed at the regular dismissal time, according to the post.

The threats in Fair Lawn were considered not credible after police and the Bergen County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit investigated, Superintendent of Schools Nicholas J. Norcia said in a statement shared to the Facebook page for the district.

In Verona, police responded to a bomb threat at the Huntington Learning Center, said Detective Sgt. Tim Banta. Surrounding businesses in the complex were evacuated while the Essex County Sheriff's Department bomb squad searched the building.

The bomb squad ultimately deemed the threat not credible.

A business on Main Street in Wyckoff also received a threat Thursday afternoon, with police evacuating the building and neighboring businesses, said Lt. Joseph Soto.

Police closed off surrounding streets while the Bergen County Sheriff's Office responded with a K-9 unit to check for explosive devices.

No explosives were found during the search.

Linden High School was evacuated after a bomb threat was called in. No danger was found and all students and staff were safe, said Linden Public Schools and Linden Police Department.

It was the second bomb threat the school received in a week. Students were sheltered in place following a similar threat Dec. 7. Detectives do not believe the threats are related, the release said.

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Springfield police responded to several threats in the township.

“These generic emails have been circulating to various organizations throughout Union County today and are being thoroughly investigated by multiple law enforcement agencies,” the department said in a statement. “At this time, we are advising the community that there is no credible threat associated with these emails, and there is no reason to be alarmed by the heightened police presence.”

The string of bomb threats sent officers scrambling to sort out what appeared to be a nationwide electronic hoax. There were dozens of messages sent to schools, government buildings and other locations.

“These threats are also being reported to other locations nationwide & are NOT considered credible at this time,” read the post from the New York Police Department's Counterterrorism Bureau.

While threats against schools are a perennial concern, at times causing schools to go into shelter-in-place or lockdowns, the widespread nature of Thursday's threats is uncommon.

Columbine High School in Colorado, the site of a mass shooting in 1999, also had a seemingly unrelated bomb threat Thursday. Students were being kept inside for the rest of the school day after someone called in a bomb threat against the school, according to The Associated Press.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the caller claimed to have placed explosive devices in the high school and was hiding outside with a gun, The Associated Press reported. The threat was deemed not credible.</s>(CNN) Sandy Hook Elementary School was evacuated Friday due to a phoned-in bomb threat on the sixth anniversary of the massacre at the school that left 26 children and staff members dead.

Newtown, Connecticut Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde told CNN that police did not believe the threat was credible, but authorities and the principal decided to evacuate out of an abundance of caution.

It was also easier to sweep an empty school building with bomb-sniffing dogs, he said. There was no danger to the public, Bahamonde added.

The threat, which was phoned in around 9 a.m., is not believed to be connected to the threats that were received Thursday at dozens of locations across the United States and Canada, Bahamonde said. The school district decided that due to the tension and anxiety surrounding the mass shooting anniversary, it didn't make sense to have the students return to the building so they were sent home for the day.

Newtown Superintendent Laorrie Rodrigue noted that district and school administrators were being cautious and sensitive to the date.

Read More</s>NEWTON, Conn. – Newtown Police say a bomb threat caused Sandy Hook Elementary School to be evacuated.

The children have been dismissed for the day.

Thursday, there were a rash of bomb threats throughout the country, but police say they aren’t related, and that the threat was specific to the school.

Police confirm that the children are safely off the property, and they are doing a sweep out of an abundance of caution. They do not believe it is a credible threat.

The bomb threat comes on the six year mark of the Sandy Hook tragedy.</s>Sandy Hook Elementary School students have been sent home for the day after a bomb threat forced an evacuation on the sixth anniversary of the massacre that killed 20 first-graders and six educators.

People attend an open house at the new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on July 29, 2016, built to replace the one that was demolished where 20 first graders and six educators were shot and killed in on Dec. 14, 201. The school was evacuated on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 -- the sixth anniversary of the mass shooting -- after a bomb threat to the school. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Sandy Hook Elementary School students have been sent home for the day after a bomb threat forced an evacuation on the sixth anniversary of the massacre that killed 20 first-graders and six educators.

Newtown police say the threat was made at about 9 a.m. Friday and the school was evacuated. Lt. Aaron Bahamonde says there’s a heightened level of anxiety in town on the anniversary and the school superintendent decided to cancel remaining classes.

It’s unclear whether the threat was related to the bomb threats made nationwide Thursday.

The school where the shooting happened on Dec. 14, 2012, was knocked down and a new building was constructed at the same site.

Moments of silence were observed in Newtown and other places Friday morning in memory of the victims.</s>(CNN) - Sandy Hook Elementary School was evacuated Friday due to a phoned-in bomb threat on the sixth anniversary of the massacre at the school that left 26 children and staff dead.

Newtown, Connecticut, Police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde told CNN police did not believe the threat was credible, but authorities and the principal of the school decided to evacuate out of an abundance of caution.

It was also easier to sweep an empty school building with bomb-sniffing dogs, he said. There is no danger to the public, Bahamonde added.

The threat, which was phoned in around 9 a.m., is not believed to be connected to the threats that were received Thursday at dozens of locations across the United States and Canada, Bahamonde said.

The school district decided that due to the tension and anxiety surrounding the mass shooting anniversary, it didn't make sense to have the students return to the building so they were sent home for the day.

The school building in which the mass shooting took place was torn down several years ago. The new building, which stands on the same property, opened in 2016.

Copyright 2018 by CNN NewSource. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>Another grim report has arrived in a week full of tragic news related to gun violence. On Friday, a bomb threat forced students at Sandy Hook Elementary School to evacuate, according to the Associated Press. The incident came on the six-year anniversary of the shooting that led to the death of 26 people — including 20 children — at the Newtown, Connecticut school.

Kids were escorted out when the threat came in at around 9 a.m. ET. In part because of a "heightened level of anxiety in town" due to the shooting anniversary, the superintendent decided to send students home for the rest of the day, police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde told the AP.

"We are confident that everyone is going to be safe but we always have to investigate every threat," Bahamonde announced, per The Hartford Courant. "Out of an abundance of caution officers are checking the area and making sure the kids are safe as they are being dismissed."

According to NBC, police in Newtown don't think that the incident was related to a multitude of bomb scares that occurred around the country on Thursday. Hospitals, businesses, and schools were targeted with the threats across the United States and Canada in places like New York City, Oklahoma City, and Montreal.

Incoming governor Ned Lamont addressed the incident on Friday morning. "We were just informed that there was a credible bomb threat at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on the sixth anniversary of the massacre there," he told reporters, per the Courant. "Police are there investigating as best they can. It's a day that's going to live with us for a long time here in Connecticut."

According to NBC CT, police believe that the threat was a hoax. They thoroughly searched the school grounds, found nothing, and left around 12 p.m. ET on Friday.

Although the scare did not end up posing a threat to students, many on social media expressed their sympathy for the continued stress that Sandy Hook families are forced to face. "My heart is breaking," tweeted Sen. Chris Murphy, who represents Connecticut. "The kids from Sandy Hook should be in middle school today," March For Our Lives co-founder Matt Deitsch tweeted. He added, referring to the bomb scare: "6 year olds born after the massacre are hiding in the same school."

On Dec. 14, 2012, a 20-year-old gunman entered Sandy Hook and murdered 20 first-graders and six school personnel before taking his own life. He primarily used a semi-automatic AR-15 that he'd taken from his mother, per Britannica.

"The pain and heartache here is real and raw every day, but more so on dates like today," Sandy Hook Promise wrote in a statement, per ABC. "We condemn the acts of those who seek to extend the trauma and pain on students and families in our community."

According to ABC, the bomb threat on Friday specifically referenced the fact that it was the massacre's sixth anniversary. "It's not unexpected that these anniversary dates bring out the evil in some people," Bahamonde said.</s>NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, a day of memorial services and moments of silence to mark the sixth anniversary of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six educators.

Teachers and students at the school were sent home for the day after the threat was called in around 9 a.m., and police did a sweep of the building. But they said they did not believe the threat was a credible. Authorities said it specifically referenced the anniversary.

"Obviously there's a heightened level of anxiety," police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde said. "It's not unexpected that these anniversary dates bring out the evil in some people."

Bahamonde said police were trying to determine who made the threat. It wasn't immediately clear if it was related to bomb threats made nationwide Thursday.

A 20-year-old gunman shot his way into the school on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, and killed the 26 victims before fatally shooting himself. The school building where the shooting happened was razed and a new one was built at the same site.

Church bells in Newtown chimed in the morning, and all town offices were closed from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. To honor the shooting victims, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered all state and U.S. flags in Connecticut to remain at half-staff, where they have been in honor of the late President George H.W. Bush.

FILE - In this July 29, 2016 file photo, people attend an open house at the new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., built to replace the one that was demolished where 20 first graders and six educators were shot and killed in on Dec. 14, 2012. The school was evacuated on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 -- the sixth anniversary of the mass shooting -- after a bomb threat to the school. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

"The unthinkable tragedy that occurred on this day will forever have an impact - not only here in Connecticut, but throughout the entire nation," Malloy said in a statement. "I think about these innocent, young children and generous, kindhearted educators every single day. I will always keep them in my prayers."</s>Sandy Hook Elementary School was evacuated Friday morning – exactly six years after the deadly shooting that killed 20 children and six staff members.

Police didn’t say what the threat was, but confirmed to WSFB News it was not related to the recent emailed bomb threats received across the U.S. and around the world, including Canada.

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Newtown police say the threat was made at about 9 a.m. Friday and the school was evacuated. While the threat was not deemed “credible,” Lt. Aaron Bahamonde says there’s a heightened level of anxiety in town on the anniversary and the school superintendent decided to cancel remaining classes.

The governor-elect of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, confirmed the evacuation at a press conference Friday morning, NBC reporter Max Reiss said.

The Newtown Action Alliance, which calls itself a grassroots group formed to bring change after the Sandy Hook shooting six years ago, confirmed the evacuation on Twitter.

“Please stand with our community as we attempt to survive another tragic anniversary,” they wrote.

In 2012, a gunman entered the school and opened fire on a Grade 1 class, marking one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. Twenty children and six adults died.

Moments of silence were planned and flags are at half-mast in Connecticut to remember the victims.

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Earlier in the day, Lamont issued a statement on the anniversary of the school shooting.

“Today, our state and country remember the innocent lives lost at Sandy Hook School. No words can describe the loss of these children and educators. No sense can be made of something so utterly senseless,” he wrote on Twitter.

*with a file from the Associated Press</s>Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, was evacuated Friday morning after receiving a bomb threat on the sixth anniversary of the mass shooting that left 26 students and teachers dead.

Newtown Police Department said it received a call around 9 a.m. ET that a bomb was at the school. Officers were sent to the school and conducted a search as a precaution, but do not believe the threat was credible. The school was evacuated as a precaution and students were sent home for the day.

On Dec. 14, 2012, 20 first-grade students and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook by gunman Adam Lanza. He had shot and killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, before going to the school and opening fire. He shot himself as police closed in.

The threat comes one day after police departments across the country and in Canada were alerted to bomb threats sent to businesses, hospitals and other places. Authorities in both countries said the reported threats were either emailed or phoned in.

On Friday morning, the Detroit Police Department said in a series of tweets that it was investigating multiple threats targeting two courthouses in the city and three hospitals.

"At this time it is believed that these threats were received by phone," the department said, later adding that the department's bomb squad investigated four of the locations and did not find any explosive devices.
On the sixth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, the school is evacuated due to a bomb threat. It is not believed to be connected with the 2018 Bitcoin bomb threats.