Bomb Scare in Fullerton Clears Campus

More than 200 students and staff were evacuated from classrooms and offices at Cal State Fullerton on Monday after a caller said there was a bomb on campus.

“It basically was a hoax,” said Pamela McLaren, a campus spokeswoman. “Periodically we’ll get bomb threats, but everything’s normal now.”

Campus police dispatcher Judy Ryker said a man called the public safety office at 2:06 p.m. and said there was a bomb in the area but did not specify its location.

Orange County sheriff’s bomb squad units found a suspicious package in the Ruby Gerontology Center on Gymnasium Campus Drive.

Sheriff’s Lt. Colin Murphy said investigators found a makeshift device of tubes, wires and a timer that apparently was intended to look like a bomb. After X-raying the package, the officers determined it was a fake.

An afternoon history class and a local support group meeting at the center were canceled. Investigators cordoned off the building for more than an hour, campus officials said. Classes resumed by 4 p.m.