South Florida man accused of calling in bomb threat to police department

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida man was arrested Monday after he called 911 to falsely report that there was a bomb in the parking lot of the West Palm Beach Police Department, authorities said.

“There’s a bomb in your parking lot,” the man allegedly said before hanging up the phone at 8:42 a.m. Monday morning.

According to WPBPD spokesman Mike Jachles, “the call forced a downtown block to be cordoned off for most of the day, a parking garage to be closed, and partial evacuation of police headquarters.”…

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