Tag: bomb threat
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‘Simply a Crock-Pot’: CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital bomb threat deemed not credible
A bomb scare at CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital turned out to be nothing more than a slow cooker, the authorities said Thursday. Law enforcement lifted a lockdown and shelter-in-place order in and around the hospital after determining that two suspicious devices found at the facility were not threats. The hospital notified police after someone noticed something…
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Threat of shooting, bombing Colorado Springs synagogue deemed not credible
Colorado Springs police did not find any threat to the Temple Shalom Thursday afternoon after someone allegedly made threats at the synagogue, according to a blotter entry by the department. The suspect was an “unknown male,” who may have a “Middle Eastern accent,” and allegedly threatened to use an AR-15 and pipe bomb to “shoot…
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Unsubstantiated bomb threat in Calhan leads to arrest
A report of a bomb threat in the 400 block of Colorado Avenue to Calhan police on Thursday prompted businesses to be evacuated, but no explosives were found, according to a news release by the department. Police responded within two minutes to the initial report that warned of an explosive inside a vehicle on the…
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Juvenile arrested after ‘prank’ bomb threat to Colorado Springs elementary school
Colorado Springs police arrested one juvenile after a bomb threat was called into Explorer Elementary School on Monday, according to a blotter entry by the department. The individual allegedly called the school shortly after 3 p.m. with a bomb threat in what police believe was “only a prank.” Police used a drone unit and did…
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Police clear Colorado Springs private school after bomb threat; classes canceled Friday
The Colorado Springs School on Broadmoor Avenue was evacuated as police swept through campus to investigate a bomb threat made Friday, a school spokesperson confirmed. Communication and Marketing Director Marie Newbrough said the threat was made shortly after 8 a.m., when students were starting classes. The school closed for the rest of the day. The…
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Colorado Springs Walmart reopens after bomb threat
The Walmart store on East Platte Avenue near Chelton Road was closed Friday afternoon because of a bomb threat. The Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed that the store received an anonymous call about a bomb in the store around 12:20 p.m. Friday. Police initially evacuated the store, but declared the store clear of explosives. The store…
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NEWS | Facebook live video shows events during 2021 bomb threat incident
New footage obtained by The Gazette shows events during a 2021 bomb threat that lead to the arrest of 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, whose name and age match that of the suspect arrested in Saturday’s Club Q shooting. In this screen recording provided by the owner of the house where Aldrich’s mother lived at the…
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NEWS | Ring doorbell footage from 2021 bomb threat incident
New footage obtained by The Gazette shows the events leading to the arrest of 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich, whose name and age match that of the suspect arrested in Saturday’s Club Q shooting, in connection a June 2021 bomb threat reported by his mother in a Lorson Ranch neighborhood. Law enforcement officials investigating the Club…