This morning shortly after 7:15 AM Simons Rock College contacted the Great Barrington Police Department to report a bomb threat they received via email.
The school immediately initiated their safety protocols while the Great Barrington Police Department investigated the threat. The Great Barrington Fire Department, Officers from Egremont and Sheffield, Massachusetts State Police, MSP Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, as well as the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Unit assisted on scene. The campus was thoroughly searched and deemed safe.
The incident is being actively investigated by Great Barrington Police and State Police assigned to the DA’s Office.