{"id":254727,"date":"2026-05-02T00:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254727\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T00:31:10","slug":"bomb-threat-prompts-evacuations-heavy-police-presence-in-port-st-lucie-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/254727\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb threat prompts evacuations, heavy police presence in Port St. Lucie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating a bomb threat that sparked evacuations and a heavy police presence Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The threat reportedly triggered a code yellow at<a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/search?find=+Treasure+Coast+High+School\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Treasure Coast High School<\/a> this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the threat was called directly into the main police station on SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard. The caller indicated that a device was located in the area of SW Darwin Boulevard, prompting an immediate response from officers.<\/p>\n<p>While a general assembly in the area had already been dismissed before the threat, police confirmed that all remaining students and staff were safely evacuated as a precaution. Officers and K-9 units are currently conducting a grid search of the vicinity to ensure the area is clear.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/suspect-in-fort-pierce-store-manager-killing-boasted-he-felt-no-remorse-first-degree-murder-violation-of-probation-us-marshals-service-south-us-1-st-lucie-county-crime-news-florida-witness-testimony-surveillance-video-gun-violence-mp-shield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Suspect in Fort Pierce store manager killing allegedly boasted he felt &#8216;no remorse&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of this afternoon, investigators say no suspicious devices have been found. While there is no confirmed threat to the public, the department emphasized that they are following all safety protocols to protect the community.<\/p>\n<p>SW Darwin Boulevard remains active with law enforcement as the investigation continues. CBS12 News will provide updates as soon as new information is released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 The Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating a bomb threat that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-254727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}