Crime & Safety
Bomb Threats At Aurora City Hall, Rush Copley: Reports
Police say four bomb threats were made around the same time.
AURORA, IL --- Multiple locations in Aurora received bomb threats Thursday afternoon as part of what appears to be a nationwide influx of similar threats. Aurora City Hall was evacuated for a threat that was later found not to be credible, according to Chicago Tribune.
Aurora Police Spokesperson Dan Ferrelli said there had also been a bomb threat made against Rush Copley Hospital. Hospital officials say that threat was found to be unsubstantiated.
This afternoon Rush Copley in Aurora received a bomb threat via email and alerted the Aurora Police Department. The hospital is open and patient care has not been compromised. While the threat has not been substantiated, appropriate safety measures have been implemented.
— Rush Copley (@rushcopley) December 13, 2018
The threat to Rush Copley, which was done via email, was one of several similar reported threats made throughout the Chicagoland area.
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Ferrelli said three other bomb threats were made around the same time as the Rush Copley threat, but he did not specify whether that included Aurora City Hall. He said in an email that it "looks like the threats are part of a regional host of bomb threats."
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