Crime & Safety
Electric Boat In North Kingstown Evacuated Over Bomb Threat
North Kingstown police say there was a threat on a bathroom stall, which read the "building was going to blow up."
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI — Electric Boat in North Kingstown was evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom stall.
Police said they were called to the manufacturing facility around 10:10 a.m. after someone found the threat, which read the "building was going to blow up."
The facility was evacuated while police swept the building for explosives. No explosives were found, police said.
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A spokesperson for General Dynamics Electric Boat said second shift employees were able to return to work.
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