Bogus ‘bomb threat’ prompts evacuations in Hollywood

City College Hollywood reopens after suspicious device investigation

Broward Sheriff's Office deputies investigated an alleged bomb threat that turnedout to be fake on Tuesday in Hollywood. (Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Several law enforcement agencies dealt with a bogus “bomb threat” on Tuesday at the City College in Hollywood, police said.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office bomb squad responded to the college’s building, at 6565 Taft St., to investigate a suspicious device, according to the Hollywood Police Department.

Law enforcement personnel responded to a bomb threat on Tuesday in Hollywood. (Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

A BSO dog checked mailboxes. A man wearing an FBI bulletproof jacket arrived. Hollywood police officers evacuated neighboring businesses and closed some roads as a safety precaution.

By about 1 p.m., officers determined there was no threat, removed yellow crime scene tape and reopened the area to the public.

Police officers responded to a bomb threat on Tuesday in Hollywood. (Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

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Local 10 News Photojournalist David Silver contributed to this report.


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