No explosives found from bomb threat at INL offices
Update 4:00 p.m.: Police said the man being held for causing the bomb threat at the INL building Friday morning is being treated at BHC. No charges have been filed.
Update 11:15 am: Idaho Falls Police say the bomb squad has finished their search and no explosive device was found. Police are now clearing the scene and will reopen Fremont Road to traffic as soon as possible.
A residential property and vehicles indicated as potentially containing an explosive device has been cleared and determined safe by the Idaho Falls Regional Bomb Squad.
The Idaho Falls bomb squad, along with IFPD K9 Harry, completed a thorough search of vehicles and a residence on the property. No explosives were located.
The 55‐year‐old Idaho Falls man who made the bomb threats remains in police custody. Officers and prosecutors are determining if and what charges will be filed.
“There are some mental issues here that we are dealing with so at this point,” Capt. Royce Clements with the Idaho Falls Police Department said. “He is being evaluated at the hospital”.
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Original Story: Police received reports of a bomb threat Friday morning from the Engineering Research Office Building (EROB).
Fremont street is shut down from the entrance to the Willow Creek buildings to University Boulevard while the Idaho Falls Police Bomb Squad continues to investigate a vehicle stopped on the road and the surrounding area.
According to the Idaho Falls Police Chief, Mark McBride, they received reports of a man with bomb in his car just before 9:00 Friday morning.
Police took the 55-year-old man into custody after they stopped him on Fremont Street. They are still investigating the threat. A bomb-sniffing dog is being brought in to check the car.
“We’re just taking precautions to make sure there are no explosives, “said McBride.
McBride said the man in custody is not an employee of the facility.
The EROB building was never evacuated, but the road to the building was closed.
“The nice thing is is we work very close with INL in doing drills and preps for these types of events and that all just came together today,” Captain Royce Clements with the Idaho Falls Police Department said. “We were able to control what we needed to control, our communications were good so we didn’t have any issues at all.”
Idaho Falls Police don’t believe their is any danger to anyone outside of the closed area. More updates will be given as information becomes available.
