Central Connecticut State University LOCKDOWN: NO GUN...NO SWORD....3 IN CUSTODY SUSPECTED HOAX

[link to www.nbcnewyork.com] Reports of a person carrying a sword or a handgun led to a three-hour lockdown at Central Connecticut State University on Monday, but police said no weapons were recovered and there was no threat to the campus.

Three school-age people were in custody, but no charges were filed and police said they were investigating whether the scare may have been set off by somebody wearing a Halloween costume.

"We had no real threat to students or faculty," said Chris Cervoni, chief of the campus police.

The university declared a campus emergency at about noon Monday, directing people to stay inside and away from windows on the 182-acre campus south of Hartford. State troopers and police from several nearby cities responded, and SWAT teams swarmed around a 400-student residential building, James Hall, where the suspect had been seen.

Officials said that even if it was a prank, the concern was real, noting the person dressed in camouflage was the subject of several 911 calls.

"In this situation, our prayers were answered," said Jack Miller, the

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