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• 3rd bomb threat in a week for Detroit

  July 19, 2012 6:41 AM

  DETROIT (AP) - Baseball stadium Comerica Park is the latest Detroit landmark to be the subject of a bomb threat. Police say an anonymous caller issued the threat in a 911 call around 8 p.m. Tuesday as the Tigers were hosting the Los Angeles Angels in front of 34,000 fans.... more »

• 2nd bomb threat closes Detroit bridge overnight

  July 17, 2012 5:05 AM

  DETROIT (AP) - For the second time in days, a bogus bomb threat closed a major crossing in Detroit between the U.S. and Canada for several hours. Detroit police said someone called 911 around 7:20 p.m. Monday to authorities on the U.S. side of the Ambassador Bridge saying a bomb... more »

• Columbine bomb threat days before anniversary

  April 16, 2012 8:47 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - A bomb threat at Columbine High School days before the 13th anniversary of the school shootings there prompted a search that yielded nothing suspicious. Jefferson County sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley says the school received a threat Monday concerning a bomb in the parking lot at about... more »

• Police investigating bomb threat at local charter school

  November 29, 2011 12:22 PM

  Police are investigating a bomb threat at the Scholars to Leaders Academy near Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Colorado Springs. That's near Hancock and Fillmore. The building has been evacuated and a dog brought in to check it out. We're monitoring the situation and we'll bring you more... more »

• Walmart caller rang twice

  November 25, 2011 7:18 PM

  A man angry with Walmart shut down the retailer's Woodland Park store by calling in a bomb threat twice on Friday morning, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Incident commander Sgt. James Halloran of the Woodland Park Police Department says the calls were received about 5... more »

• Black Friday bomb threat empties Woodland Park Walmart

  November 25, 2011 12:25 PM

  According to Woodland Park Police Sergeant James Halloran, an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat that caused the Walmart to be evacuated. Hazardous materials teams and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are on scene while trooper with the Colorado State and deputies with the Teller... more »

• Rocky Ford High School evacuated due to bomb threat

  November 10, 2011 5:09 PM

  Rocky Ford School District Spokesperson Carol Wilson has confirmed to News 5 that a bomb threat was communicated to school officials by a student around mid-day Thursday. Officials immediately evacuated students and staff from the school to the athletic field where parents were eventually allowed to come pick up their... more »

• UPDATE: 8th Street Walmart reopens after threat

  August 31, 2011 5:23 PM

  Following a phoned in threat of a possible explosive device, the Walmart on S. 8th Street was voluntarily evacuated and closed. Store management made the decision to keep the store closed for more than 4 hours while a sweep of the building was made to determine the store was safe... more »

• Bomb threat at ACS causes scare and evacuation

  July 9, 2011 1:29 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are investigating reports of a bomb threat that came in around 5:30 Saturday morning at 2424 W. Garden of the Gods Road. Police say that a call came in saying that the business ACS received a call that the building would blow up. Employees on shift at... more »

• UPDATE: Suspicious package determined safe at USOTC

  May 7, 2011 12:57 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department working with the U.S. Olympic Training Center Security Team has been able to determine that the object found and originally thought to be suspicious has now been determined safe. Earlier, construction workers were asked to identify the tool box that was found and no one... more »

• A Suspicious package found at Olympic Training Center

  May 7, 2011 12:16 PM

  News First 5 has just learned from the Colorado Springs Police that they are responding to the Olympic Training Center near the 1700 block of E. Boulder. A spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Police Department says that a tool box was found near a building and upon having workers... more »

• Bomb threat suspect is a homeless man

  April 29, 2011 7:26 PM

  Colorado Springs Police say the man now in custody for making a bomb threat at the Gold Hills Substation is 27 and homeless. Konstantin Chelyadin was arrested this afternoon. The substation was evacuated and after three hours, was judged to be safe. Police said the man entered with... more »

• Bomb threat at Gold Hills Police Substation

  April 29, 2011 5:27 PM

  From the scene of the CSPD Gold Hill substation, an explosives technician and a bomb retrieval robot have entered the building to begin to investigate a backpack. Police reported a man walked in with a back and declared he had a bomb. He was taken into custody and the backpack... more »

• Why you'll see more Deputies at CSU-Pueblo

  March 8, 2011 7:17 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office is stepping up its presence on the CSU-Pueblo campus following the discovery of a threatening note. The note was found early Tuesday Occhiato University Center. It appeared to threaten a bombing and shooting, although an emergency text and email sent to staff and students... more »

• Bomb threat at local sports bar ends without a bomb being found

  February 13, 2011 5:25 PM

  At around 11:00am Sunday the owner of Gee Cues Sports Bar, on E. San Miguel St, received a call from an unidentified woman, who stated that there was a small bomb under one of the club's pool tables. At the time of the call only the owner and one customer... more »

• Aspen restaurant suing insurance company over 2008 bomb threat

  December 30, 2010 11:18 AM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - An upscale Aspen restaurant is suing its insurance company over a bomb threat on New Year's Eve 2008 that forced evacuations and canceled dinner reservations. Jimmy's restaurant filed the lawsuit in Pitkin County against Homestate Companies to recuperate losses from its wrecked holiday party. (Copyright... more »

• Late DIA passenger allegedly claims bomb was on plane

  November 1, 2010 8:16 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Police say a man who just missed his flight out Denver got angry and claimed there was a bomb in his luggage, which was already aboard. Police say a search of the plane turned up no explosives, and the flight took off late for its destination,... more »

• FBI: LA aircraft searched, no credible threat found

  September 8, 2010 8:13 AM

  The FBI says investigators have found no explosives aboard a Los Angeles-bound Thai Airways flight in which a bomb threat was found scrawled on a bathroom mirror. An FBI spokeswoman says investigators did a thorough search of the plane Tuesday night and found no evidence to suggest a credible... more »

• Bomb threat closes Kansas City federal courthouse

  April 5, 2010 2:05 PM

  Authorities say the federal courthouse in Kansas City is reopening after a suspicious package flagged as explosive was found to contain nothing but phone books. The courthouse was evacuated and employees were sent home Monday morning after a package was found near an entrance for prisoners. A note on... more »

• Denver flight halted by threat

  February 18, 2010 1:10 PM

  A United airlines flight from Denver to San Francisco has been diverted to Salt Lake City because of a bomb threat. Salt Lake City Superintendent of Airport Operations Dave Korzep says the FBI and airport police are on scene searching the plane. Korzep says the 193 passengers and... more »

• Cops: Woman makes threat to delay flight

  December 1, 2009 11:03 AM

  A South Florida woman has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to keep her boss from missing a flight. An arrest report said a 31- year-old woman was charged Thursday with making a false report of planting a bomb. Miami International Airport officials received a call and... more »