Eastern Michigan University evacuates 3 dorms due to bomb threat; no suspicious items found

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(CBS DETROIT) - Eastern Michigan University issued a critical emergency alert Tuesday afternoon, alerting students to evacuate three campus residence halls due to a bomb threat. 

Students were asked to use the nearest exits and stairways to evacuate Wise, Buell and Putnam dorms. 

The evacuations were due to reported bomb threats in several residence halls, according to a social media post from the university.

Police found no suspicious items and cleared all buildings at about 2:45 p.m. The school then resumed normal operations. 

"Bomb threats came in related to both the Marriott in Ypsilanti and dorms at EMU," according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. "We are out at Marriot and going through the building." 

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