When you recognize something isnt right, make the call to the Veterans Crisis line at 18002738255 and press 1. Now from abc 7, live breaking news. That news is from the east bay where a Police Station including inmates was evacuated following a bomb threat. Im eric thomas. Im kristen sze. Dan and ama have the night off. Lets get the Tiffany Wilson live in richmond with breaking details. Tiffany. Reporter kristin and eric, it was certainly a very stressful evening here in richmond. The Police Station where im standing has just been cleared of that bomb threat. We want to show you the evacuated areas because of course it extended beyond just this Police Station. The Communications Center and homes nearby along nevin and mcdonald avenue were evacuated. The Police Station where im standing, and then also people in homes along jetty drive. Make a right up there. Reporter the bomb threat started with two phone calls. Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building
When you recognize something isnt right, make the call to the Veterans Crisis line at 18002738255 and press 1. Now from abc 7, live breaking news. That news is from the east bay where a Police Station including inmates was evacuated following a bomb threat. Im eric thomas. Im kristen sze. Dan and ama have the night off. Lets get the Tiffany Wilson live in richmond with breaking details. Tiffany. Reporter kristin and eric, it was certainly a very stressful evening here in richmond. The Police Station where im standing has just been cleared of that bomb threat. We want to show you the evacuated areas because of course it extended beyond just this Police Station. The Communications Center and homes nearby along nevin and mcdonald avenue were evacuated. The Police Station where im standing, and then also people in homes along jetty drive. Make a right up there. Reporter the bomb threat started with two phone calls. Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building
Both times the caller used a profanity and said a bomb inside the building was going to blow up. Those phone calls were made backtoback within a couple of minutes. Reporter the five employees within the Richmond Communications center, ten staff member also in the pligs station and several police prisoners evacuated. Police went door to door asking nearby residents to clear the area. I couldnt go down the street. I lost my drone and i guess theyre saying a bomb threat. Reporter bart police loaned richmond a bomb sniffing dog. It took about 45 minutes to clear the Communications Center. During that time all 911 calls went to the mobile command center and Contra Costa County sheriffs department. The Communications Center is the life line for the community, for any other safety concerns. So thats why it was a priority for us to ensure that the Communications Center is cleared and safe, and that way we can continue with our normal operation of dispatching. Reporter the Communications Center