Bomb threat prompts evacuations at Adams County courthouse, King Soopers
A person of interest has been identified in a bomb threat against a courthouse in Adams County, according to police.
The bomb threat in Brighton prompted evacuations at the Adams County Justice Center and a King Soopers grocery store on Wednesday, according to officials.
The bomb threat against the justice center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, was received at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Brighton Police Department. Investigators determined the initial call came from the area of the King Soopers at 500 Bromley Lane in Brighton.
The sheriff’s office evacuated the building. Brighton police responded to the grocery store. Although the store did not receive a threat, as initially reported, officers evacuated it as well out of caution.
Police dogs responded to the courthouse and the King Soopers and did not find any threats, Brighton police spokesperson Kerrigan Blandin said.
The identity of a person of interest is being withheld, pending the filing of charges.
The courthouse was reopened to the public at noon, Blandin said, and the King Soopers reopened at 10:45 a.m.
It’s unclear how the dozens of hearings and trials scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Adams County Courthouse were affected by the hours-long evacuation. Court officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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