First set forth. Right now a bomb scare this is first at 4. Right now a bomb scare at legoland. Rod carter joins us live from winter haven. Rob, what is going on . We dont know exactly what the nature of the threat was. We do know there was a note found at the park saying there was some sort of bomb but at this point note. We know was enough to make them clear out the park in the hotel and do that rather immediately. We want you to look at video. A park goer gave us this video of people leaving the park around noon. Within the past hour the general manager of the park, adrian jones, held a quick news briefing that said they believed this threat to be a hoax but out of an abundance of caution the park will stay entire property which is about 150 acres including the hotel. Right now the threat appears to be a hoax, nothing has happened. It is important to reiterate that, but again it was enough of a threat that they wanted to close the park out of an abundance of caution. Coming up we wi
Stealing pills and pawning his glock. He pawned it at a pawnshop in new port richey. This kind of addiction can affect anybody and his former deputys life was spiraling downward. He is broken. And you know, he said that he just didnt have any money. Needed to pay and, it was his way of being backed into a corner. He needed help. Reporter the sheriff says it was smiths girlfriend who actually tipped off investigators. She sent a picture of the pills which we now know possibly numbered in the 300, perhaps even 400 in total. He could face additional charges in pasco county because ha is where the supposed crime thank you peter bernard. A bomb threat at lego land hours ago caused the park to shut down for the entire day. It sent police combing through every inch of the park. Rod, authorities now say this is a hoax right . Reporter yeah, they do, but they are taking it very seriously. Winter haven police are still here. They are just leaving now. There are officers still there. This bomb th
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It stinks but we will make it up tomorrow. This Family Vacation from denver are left making new plans. They say it was a calm orderly evacuation. They were treating us well, there is a character out there playing with the kids making everybody happy. The themepark was shut down for the day, the fbi and tampa bomb squad continued their search for dangerous canines trained to detect bomb materials, with several agencies to assist us. Reporter we did speak to the general manager at legoland in winterhaven this afternoon, he said he believes the bomb threat was a hoax. When we asked multiple follow up questions asking him to elaborate he did not want to. Like that from which her haven, ryan smith abc action news. A suspected kidnapper returning to tampa bay. Just arriving a half hour ago to face charges, nearly one week after being accused of abducting a fouryearold girl. Authorities found him and the girl earlier this week in tennessee. Health says there is a newsy zone in miami, we are l
Addicted to oxycodone because of a longterm back injury that is why his Job Performance and started to suffer. He was eventually demoted twice and given a desk job but on the desk job instead of destroying an unused prescription he took them home instead. He may have taken as many as three of the oxycodone pill bottles and probably over 300 pills. Smiths downward spiral got so bad he sold clock at this pawnshop. Smith told investigators he did not take the pills on the job instead he doubled up on his dosage after work he needs to face the consequences for his actions. We hope he gets the help he needs. Reporter the sheriff says he wishes smith had admitted his problem earlier so he could of gotten help before hitting rockbottom. He was missing his gun because he has two. Erik waxler abc action news. Also right now hurricane the cold bearing down on bermuda. Look at this category two storm, a round of dangerous storm surge now that the eye has passed over bruno. Isolated tornadoes are