University Hospital locked down 2 times Monday due to package left in lobby, bomb threat

Hospital has been cleared of threats

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TAMARAC, Fla. – University Hospital was on lockdown twice Monday after a suspicious package was left in the lobby and a bomb threat was called in, authorities said.

The hospital's emergency room was placed on lockdown after receiving a bomb threat in the afternoon. 

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Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Joy Oglesby said someone called the hospital and a nearby medical supply store claiming that there was a bomb.

Oglseby said the BSO bomb squad searched both locations and found no threat.

The hospital was reopened, but then placed on lockdown again after a suspicious package was found in the lobby. 

Authorities later determined that the package was an unattended lunch bag. 

 


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