Several city and county buildings were searched for explosives Thursday afternoon after an anonymous bomb threat.
No one was evacuated, and no bomb was found, said Sgt. Pete Briggette of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office. The call came from a payphone around 12:30 p.m., said Art Forgey, ASO spokesman.
"All that was said was there was a bomb in the courthouse," Forgey said, adding that the caller said to "get the (expletive) out."
Because the caller did not specify which courthouse, both the criminal courthouse on South Main Street and the civil courthouse on East University Avenue were searched, he said.
Several city and county administrative buildings were also searched, he said, and the federal courthouse was contacted.
Forgey said bomb threats are not unusual, and the county has received between 10 and 15 bomb threats this year. Still, every instance has to be handled and checked out, which drains resources.
"Some people think it's cute or funny or something to do," Forgey said. "It's a real inconvenience."
