Crime & Safety

Miami Beach Police Attempting to 'Communicate' With Person Making Threats

Police are asking people to avoid the 1600 block of Meridian Avenue.

MIAMI BEACH — Police are asking people to avoid the 1600 block of Meridian Avenue as they "communicate" with a person who has been making threats.

"We are communicating with an individual inside of an apartment who we were notified was making threats online," Miami Beach police Spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez told Patch. "Our goal is to encourage the individual to come out and to then hospitalize him."

Rodriguez said that the building has been evacuated as a precaution.

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He did not say if the person is armed.

"Avoid the area as we communicate with an individual making threats," Miami Beach police cautioned on social media.

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News reports said that SWAT and hostage negotiators are on the scene.

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