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Brockton Courts Evacuated Over Bomb Scare

BROCKTON (CBS) - People were evacuated from Brockton District Court and Plymouth County Superior Court Thursday morning due to a bomb scare.

Brockton Police said the scare began around 10:20 a.m. and officers blocked off the area near the district court.

The State Fire Marshal's office confirmed that the bomb threat was phoned in to the courts.

The evacuation was ordered at around 10:30 a.m. as a precaution.

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