Woman At Bel Air MVA Makes Bomb Threat: Police

BEL AIR, MD — The Bel Air office of the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) was closed for a little more than an hour Monday morning as authorities responded to a bomb threat, police said. A woman claimed to have a bomb in her vehicle, according to Maryland State Police. After an investigation into the matter deemed the threat unfounded, the woman was hospitalized and the MVA operations returned to normal, police said. During the investigation, part of Macphail Road was closed.

Police said a state trooper working security stopped the woman before she could get into the building at 510 West Macphail Road after 9:10 a.m. on Monday, June 10.

Because she claimed that a bomb was inside her vehicle, officials said MVA personnel requested the building's entrance be closed and people inside shelter in place while the Maryland State Police K-9 unit scanned the vehicle.

Because of the police activity in the area, West Macphail Road was closed at Atwood Road until approximately 10:30 a.m.

Police deemed the bomb threat at the MVA unfounded, and the woman was taken to an area hospital for an emergency evaluation. Nobody was injured, and the MVA and surrounding roads were reopened by 10:30 a.m., authorities reported.

PREVIOUS REPORT — A section of Atwood Road was briefly shut down Monday morning in Bel Air, officials said. South Atwood Road was closed at Macphail Road, the Maryland State Highway Administration reported before 10 a.m. on Monday, June 10.

The closure took effect at 9:45 a.m., according to state transportation officials.

Police activity was the reason for the closure of South Atwood Road, officials said.

The incident involved a disturbance at the MVA, according to Bel Air Police Chief Charles Moore. He said the Maryland State Police Bel Air Barrack was handling the incident.

By 10:45 a.m., Maryland State Police told Bel Air Patch the road had reopened, and more information would be forthcoming regarding the incident.

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