The Tucson Jewish Community Center was on lockdown Monday evening, Feb. 27, for more than 90 minutes after a caller claimed explosives were set to go off in the parking lot, police said.
Tucson Police Sgt. Pete Dugan, a police spokesman, said police bomb squad and dog units searched "as a precautionary measure," after Tucson became part of a wave of bomb threats to Jewish centers in a dozen states Monday.
Mo Goldman, a Tucson immigration attorney, posted on his Facebook page at about 7:15 p.m. that, after people at the center sheltered in place, "All is clear at Tucson JCC and we are free to leave."
Police confirmed about 30 minutes later that an all-clear was given.
A wave of bomb threats has plagued such centers in numerous states across the nation throughout the day, according to the Jewish Community Center Association and the ACLU.
Bomb threats forced evacuations at Jewish schools and community centers in a a dozen states Monday, with the Jewish Community Center Association confirming threats in states ranging from Florida to Michigan. No bombs were found.
In Tucson, Goldman said in a phone interview, between 150 to 200 people were under lockdown in the JCC ballroom, including many children. He said everyone was calm.
The Tucson JCC is at 3800 East River Road, near North Dodge Boulevard.
