Massachusetts State Police said an “emotionally disturbed” person was taken into custody outside of the Topsfield Fair on Sunday morning and made unfounded claims that they had a bomb inside their car.
Around 7:20 a.m., state and local police were told that a person had made threats against the Topsfield Fair. A “be on the lookout” alert was issued for the person.
Police said a car belonging to the person of interest, whose name was not released, was found at the fairgrounds. They were taken into custody without incident, but while talking to police the person allegedly said they had a bomb inside their car…