Staffers evacuate Arizona Republican Headquarters after receiving voicemail threat

Brett T. | 9:59 PM on October 17, 2016

Staffers returned to Arizona Republican Headquarters Monday afternoon after police investigated reports of a threat left on the office’s voicemail. The report follows news that the Orange County Republican Headquarters in Hillsborough, N.C., was firebombed overnight and a threat spray-painted on an adjacent building.

Robert Graham is the party’s state chairman.

.@AZGOP is in the parking a bomb threat.First @NCGOP now Arizona. Liberal Dems will using intimidation to try to win! #hypocrites pic.twitter.com/AltymTzF8Y

— Robert Graham (@RobertSGraham) October 17, 2016

The Phoenix Police Department was called to investigate and eventually gave the all-clear to return to the building.

Police say unknown threat was made on voicemail at Republican Party headquarters. Investigation underway. More info to come. #Fox10Phoenix

— Danielle Miller FOX10 (@Fox10Danielle) October 17, 2016

Per Phx PD: bomb threat was a non-specific threat left on a voicemail. PD searching now. #12news

— William Pitts (@william_pitts) October 17, 2016

Bomb threat at Republican Party headquarters near 24th St. & Osborn. Good news everyone is safe, but still evacuated. #Fox10Phoenix pic.twitter.com/kdi6UH3gsk

— Danielle Miller FOX10 (@Fox10Danielle) October 18, 2016

Republican Party headquarters given the all clear. Employees going back in. #Fox10Phoenix

— Danielle Miller FOX10 (@Fox10Danielle) October 18, 2016

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In light of Graham’s allegation that Democrats were behind the reported threat, not everyone was quite as sympathetic. A phoned-in threat is ugly, but so is a political environment so toxic that neither side trusts the other.