Man Charged In Bomb Threat Targeting Police, Federal Buildings: PD

NEW HAVEN, CT —Late Thursday morning, a man called cops claiming bombs had been planted at police headquarters and in two downtown New Haven federal buildings, police said.

It was 11:30 a.m. and cops went to all three locations simultaneously and evacuated police headquarters on Union Street, the federal building at 150 Court St. and the federal courthouse at 141 Church St., according to police spokesperson Sgt, Cherelle Carr.

Carr said the "hazardous device unit" did sweeps of all the sites and found nothing. She added that after "conducting a swift investigation," police identified Terrell Walton, 32, "as the person responsible for both bombs threats."

Walton was charged with first-degree threatening and first-degree breach of peace, Carr said, adding the New Haven man was held on $500,000 bail.

The incident is under investigation by the New Haven police Major Crimes Unit, the Joint Terrorism Task Force and Federal Protective Services, Carr said.