Mercy College Campuses evacuated due to threat; set to reopen on Wednesday

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Mercy College campuses evacuated due to threat
Shannon Sohn reports from NewsCopter 7 on the threat at Mercy College.

DOBBS FERRY, New York (WABC) -- All Mercy College campuses were evacuated Tuesday due to a threat.

Police in Dobbs Ferry say the school received a threatening phone call.

They wouldn't go into the nature of the threat, but police responded to the scene and evacuated the Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Yorktown Heights and Manhattan campuses.

All evening classes and activities were cancelled for the remainder of the day, but it was announced that the campuses would reopen on Wednesday.