SEATTLE — The King County Courthouse has been evacuated after staff received a threatening phone call.
The Seattle Police Department’s Arson and Bomb Squad was called to the building at Third Avenue and Jefferson Street Friday afternoon after the call was received at 1:15 p.m.
Staff was evacuated as a precaution.
Streets around the courthouse remain open, though some of the sidewalk has been cordoned off with police tape.
Staff are standing in and along a nearby park while police investigate and work to identify the caller.
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