Nixon Library Is Cleared Out After Bomb Scare
The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda was evacuated Thursday morning after a telephone message indicated that there might be a bomb on the property.
Orange County Fire Authority crews and officers from the Brea Police Department, which patrols Yorba Linda, searched the 9-acre site, but nothing was found.
John Taylor, executive director of the library, said the message may have been misinterpreted, “but it’s better to be safe than sorry.”
The call came in about 9:20 a.m., before the facility had opened to the public. Taylor said employees were evacuated during the search but returned by 10:30 a.m..
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
