On October 2, 2019, at approximately 3:30 PM Simi Valley Police Officers responded to 1855 E. Cochran St. for a report of a bomb threat. The employees and customers were instructed to evacuate and SVPD Officers cordoned off the area. A credit union employee indicated that a male delivery driver in an unmarked shipping truck delivered a package to the building. The driver set the package on the counter and stated it was a bomb and walked out.
A Simi Valley Police Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) K-9 team was utilized and determined the package did not contain any explosive materials.
The Simi Valley Police Department would like to remind the community that making false bomb threats is a crime. Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation should contact the Simi Valley Police Department at (805) 583-6950.
