A bomb threat prompted a lockdown of South High School in Torrance Wednesday, along with evacuations of some residences nearby.
Around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the Torrance Police Department Communications Center received a call reporting “multiple bombs” on the South High campus, police said. The caller hung up on dispatchers, and officers quickly responded to the campus to begin a search.
The campus was placed on lockdown.
“Officers escorted pedestrians in the area to a safe distance and evacuated several nearby residences as a precaution,” police said in a statement. “Because of its proximity to South High, Richardson Middle School has also taken precautionary measures.”
Initial assessments did not turn up any suspicious devices, but police conducted a thorough search of the campus throughout the afternoon. Students at the school remained on the campus until the search was completed.
Parents were directed to park at a nearby Ross store parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway to wait for students to be released.
Police ultimately cleared the scene around 4:30 p.m.