Posts Tagged: ‘Miami-Dade Bomb Squad’

Fake bombs over Miami Beach

December 20, 2013 Posted by Frank M

Miami Beach Police responded to two false bomb threats today.

The first one involved a homeowner who thought he found a live grenade in box in his garage. The area of 44th Street and Royal Palm Avenue was blocked off for hours as police worked the scene.

According to a report by WSVN, a police dog offered a faulty positive read on the package.

“We immediately cordoned off the area to vehicular and pedestrian traffic,” said PIO Bobby Hernandez to the television station.

Ultimately it turned out to be a novelty toy.

At the Astor Hotel, someone called in a bomb threat. Nothing was found.

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A suspected pipe-bomb closes roads in Miami Beach.

April 23, 2013 Posted by Frank M

From the MBPD twitter feed.

The Miami-Dade Bomb Squad detonated a suspicious package Tuesday morning on 41st Collins Avenue after Miami Beach Police found what looked like a pipe bomb.

No explosive material was found in the detonated package.

According to the MBPD’s official twitter account, the bomb squad was called in when “officers came across what appeared to be a pipe bomb.”

Miami Beach PIO Detective Vivian Hernandez told NBC6 that officers are more on the lookout for these type of situations.

“Due to recent events and typical protocol for us is to call the Miami-Dade bomb squad,” said Hernandez to NBC6.

The threat caused roads to close between 39 and 42 Collins Avenue as police constructed a perimeter.

For all those effected by the closing, MBPD tweeted out a tardy note to all the bosses of late-arriving employees.

More information if it becomes available.

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