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Latest bomb threat targets LA County Recorder’s Norwalk headquarters
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Latest bomb threat targets LA County Recorder’s Norwalk headquarters

LA County Recorder-Recorder’s headquarters in Norwalk, bomb threat Saturday is the latest in a series of threats targeting vote counting machines and polling stations across the region and the country.

No explosives were found at the scene. According to LA County Recorder Dean Logan, an investigation is currently ongoing.

“We take all such threats seriously and are working closely with the FBI, state authorities and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to ensure the safety of our staff and community and maintain uninterrupted operations,” Logan said in a statement. “These threats and efforts to disrupt the legal, transparent and secure process of counting all valid votes have no place in our election process.”

The threat came via email, according to LA County Recorder spokesman Mike Sanchez. No employees were present and none were scheduled to work in the office until Tuesday.

The source of the threat may have mixed addresses; Ballot processing centers have been the target of a number of recent bomb threats, but the one for L.A. County was at a facility in Industry, not Norwalk. Authorities also searched that facility and found nothing suspicious.

election day, FBI said was aware of hoax bomb threats being made to polling places in several states, noting that many of them appeared to be coming from Russian email domains.

After the polls closed, other polling stations in Southern California were targeted. The San Diego County Voters Bureau received a bomb threat Friday night but concluded the threat was not credible. officials said.

Registrars in Orange and Riverside counties were evacuated Friday evening amid bomb threats, but no explosives were found in either area, authorities said.

All staff and members of the Orange County Registrar of Voters were evacuated from the Santa Ana office 15 minutes before the facility was scheduled to stop processing ballots. officials said in a statement. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were already on the scene at 1300 S. Grand Ave. He coordinated the evacuation of the building at .

While bomb detection dogs were searching the entire building, no explosives were found.

“The Orange County Registrar of Voters is committed to ensuring equal access to the election process, protecting the integrity of the vote, and maintaining a transparent, accurate, and fair election system,” Registrar of Voters Bob Page said in a statement. “We are working diligently to resolve this incident and keep all staff and the public who visit our office safe.”

A similar false threat also received by the Riverside County Registrar of Voters at his office in Riverside Friday evening.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was immediately notified and the public and staff were evacuated from the area at 2720 Gateway Drive within five minutes. Sheriff’s deputies and members of the bomb squad conducted an extensive search and did not find any explosives, according to the registrar.

“The Riverside County Registrar of Voters remains committed to the safety of the public and our staff,” officials said in a statement. “While ensuring a fair, accurate and transparent election, we continue to prioritize transparency and encourage the public to observe all processes.”

A bomb threat was sent via email to the Santa Clara County Voters Bureau Friday night. mobilize the sheriff’s office He took action to evacuate more than 100 employees, but sweeps by bomb-sniffing dogs found nothing suspicious.