State College Police Block Beaver Ave, Allen Street After Bomb Threat

UPDATE: Police cleared the scene. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday morning. Schlow Library is open normal hours.

UPDATE 3:30 a.m. Beaver Avenue and Allen Street have re-opened and police have begun to leave the scene. 

Police blocked off sections of Beaver Avenue and Allen Street late Tuesday night after receiving threats from an unidentified male. Officers on the scene said they received “vague threats” surrounding Schlow Library and constructed a perimeter for precautionary measures.

Capt. Matthew Wilson later said a male called and made several threats, including that he set up pipe bombs around Schlow Library. He called police again and threatened officers, saying he could see them responding and threatened to shoot.

Pedestrian and vehicle traffic is blocked on Beaver Avenue between Fraser and Allen Streets, and South Allen Street to Foster Avenue.

Police have not yet determined credibility and are investigating. Wilson expects the streets to remain blocked off into the early morning on Wednesday as officers thoroughly investigate the library and surrounding area.

A text alert from Penn State at 1:03 a.m. notified students that police were investigating “suspicious activity” and to avoid the blocked off areas.

Penn State and Ferguson Township Police also have responded to the scene.

Updates will follow.