Bomb Threat Causes Evacuation
Friday, October 6th, 2006
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BREAKING NEWS
Pub Def has learned that a bomb threat resulted in at least one downtown courthouse being evacuated this morning.
We are told police received the threat by telephone and evacuated the City Courts building, 1430 Olive, first before marshals at the Carnahan Municipal Courthouse stopped all incoming traffic and searched that building.
Soon after, they issued an “all clear” and have allowed people to again enter Carnahan. We are in route to City Courts. Stay tuned…
UPDATE: Officials at the City Courts directed us to Ed Rhode, spokesman for the Mayor’s Office. Rhode said he was waiting to hear back from the police department before commenting. As of 7:40 p.m. he still had not commented.
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4 Comments
Doug Duckworth
Friday, 6th October 2006 at 10:16 AM
Make sure the Ninja Strike Force has secured the scene before you enter the building!
Anonymous
Friday, 6th October 2006 at 3:16 PM
ADF, not to nitpick, but are you sure that building is called the Carnahan Municipal Courthouse? The Carnahan Courthouse is across Tucker from City Hall. The building that houses the City Courts is mostly used by BJC for offices. Only the first two floors are courts.
Anyways, I used to work at the City Courts building, and these “bomb threats” happened every few months. No big deal.
Travis Reems
Saturday, 7th October 2006 at 12:08 AM
I would think the St. Louis Marshalls would be the ones dealing with this, no?
Anonymous
Saturday, 7th October 2006 at 7:18 AM
Travis:
You would think that they would be able to handle this on their own but they lack the resources and expertise to do that.
The Police Department takes the scene over because of the criminal nature. Also we have the resources (i.e. bomb experts and bomb dogs) that can identify and difuse any situation.
Plus the Marshalls really have little authority outside the realm of exacuating people.
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