City police investigating bomb threat at library

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UPDATE: 4:48 p.m. Fredericksburg police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said the library has been given the all clear and patrons are being allowed back inside and Caroline Street has been reopened.

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Fredericksburg Police are investigating an unspecified bomb threat at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on Caroline Street.

The threat was called in to the police department at 3:26 p.m. and library management was notified, said police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe.

There are police and fire units on the scene and the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office is there assisting with a canine unit.

The library was voluntarily evacuated.

Caroline Street is closed between Amelia Street and Fauquier Street, so avoid the area.

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