Bomb Threat at 37th/El Camino - No Bombs Detected on Search - No Further Danger in Area
MEDIA RELEASE / COMMUNITY ALERT
CITY of SAN MATEO POLICE DEPARTMENT
200 Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org
SMPD Investigating a Bomb Threat – Building Searched and No Bombs Located
Thursday September 13th – 2:15 pm :
Culligan Management located at 3700 S. El Camino Real contacted SMPD and advised that they had received a call from an unidentified male caller stating that there was a bomb in their building. Responding SMPD personnel arrived quickly and facilitated a voluntary evacuation of the Culligan building. Peripheral buildings in the area were either determined to be unoccupied, evacuated, or advised to shelter in place based on their relative location. SMPD received assistance from two San Mateo County Sheriff’s Bomb Detecting K-9 Units who conducted an investigative sweep of the Culligan Building.
No Bombs were detected on the search, and there is no further threat of danger in the area at this time. It is safe to return to the area and continue business as usual. SMPD will be conducting investigative follow-up on the threat.
Safety Tips on Bomb Threats -
If you receive a telephone bomb threat:
1. Remain calm.
2. Keep caller on the line as long as possible, listening carefully, noting the time of the call and the telephone number it came in on.
3. Ask the caller the following questions:
a. Where is the bomb?
b. When will it explode?
c. What does the bomb look like?
d. What kind of bomb is it?
e. What is the caller's name?
4. Write down any pertinent information such as background noises, gender of caller, accents, and patterns of speech.
5. Notify SMPD via 911 or 650-522-7700 as soon as possible.
Media Follow-up:
This is an open and active investigation. The information provided above is all that SMPD can provide for now. Additional information will be provided to the media and public when the investigation permits.
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