Crime & Safety
Police Investigating ‘Multiple’ Bomb Threats
Charlotte police say the unsubstantiated threats were reported Thursday afternoon, and that there are similar reports across the country.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating “multiple unsubstantiated” bomb threats Thursday afternoon as similar threats have been reported in other cities throughout the country, CMPD said.
“CMPD is investigating each case,” it said in a statement. (For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)
A bomb threat in boone has State Farm road shut down. Boone fire, boone police and watauga county sheriff are all on scene @SpecNewsCLT pic.twitter.com/iKCcRQtQvm
— Rose Eiklor (@Rose_Eiklor) December 13, 2018
Please be advised - there is an email being circulated containing a bomb threat asking for bitcoin payment. While this email has been sent to numerous locations, searches have been conducted and NO DEVICES have been found. pic.twitter.com/7omOs13Z7Q
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 13, 2018
We're working a number of bomb threat calls in OKC. There have been similar threats called into several locations around the country. No credible threat found at this point. We encourage the public to continue to be vigilant and call with anything suspicious.
— Oklahoma City Police (@OKCPD) December 13, 2018
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
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