Posted on 06/24/21
| News Source: Arutz-7
A bomb threat called into the Jewish Community Center in Woodbridge, Connecticut on Tuesday forced the evacuation of 300 campers and other young people.
According to Fox61 News, Police investigated and found that the phone call was a hoax. There was no bomb.
The call came in at around 10 a.m to the JCC’s welcome desk. The anonymous caller made anti-Semitic comments and threatened to blow up a bomb in the building. With the current rise in anti-Semitic incidents, the center was taking no chances, reported stopantisemitism.org.
The JCC campus was evacuated. Police were contacted. FBI agents joined local and state police in the search for a potential explosive device. Three bomb-sniffing canine units brought to the scene confirmed that there were no explosives on the campus.
The building was closed on Tuesday. There were no injuries.
An email was sent by Jewish Federation CEO Judy Alperin and JCC Executive Director Scott Cohen to the families of day campers explaining the situation and summarizing the threat that forced the center’s closure.
“Safety, health, wellbeing and security of our campers and staff are our utmost priority. We appreciate your cooperation today as we worked together to safely respond to a possible threat situation,” they wrote.