'Unknown' Caller Claimed Wells Fargo Had Bomb Inside, None Found: PD

East Haven CT

02 May, 2022

3:42 PM

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EAST HAVEN, CT — Late Monday morning, a bomb threat made against Wells Fargo Bank closed Hemingway Avenue and saw nearby buildings evacuated, police said. Just before noon, East Haven Public Safety Dispatch Center got a 911 call from a Walgreens manager who said she got a call from an "unknown number," with a person telling her there was a "bomb was next door" in the bank, according to East Haven police Capt. Joseph M. Murgo. The caller said, "They should evacuate the building, per Murgo. The New Haven Police Department Bomb Squad was called to the scene, Murgo said. A "thorough sweep" was done of the bank and two nearby businesses, and "no explosives or anything suspicious was found," he said. The road was reopened early Monday afternoon, and businesses were given the "all clear" to resume normal activities, Murgo said Anyone with information regarding the origin of the bomb threat is asked to contact East Haven police Det. Jon Trinh at [email protected].