Bomb threat made against Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Emerson
13:06, 16 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS: The Emerson Police Department is
investigating a bomb threat that was made at the Armenian Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. As reports Armenpress referring to
NorthJersey.com site, The Emerson Police Department is currently
conducting an investigation into a bomb threat that was made at the
Armenian Home for Aged. According to the center's administrator,
Mathew Russo, the front desk of the facility received a phone call
stating, "I'm gonna be putting a bomb in there today, so be ready to
run."
`'The center immediately called the threat in to the Emerson Police
Department. After the call, three police units and a Bergen County
Police K-9 unit were dispatched to the scene,'' said Emerson Police
Captain George Buono.
The facility's staff prepared for a possible evacuation but after a
police search, no signs of any explosives were detected, and the
evacuation was called off. The residents of the facility were not
notified of the bomb threat. Buono said that police determined that
the building was safe. The Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
has already taken measures to upgrade security. "I am beyond proud of
my staff and the way that they conducted themselves during this
crisis," said Russo, who worked with maintenance staff to search the
outside of the building.
An investigation by the Emerson Police Department is ongoing.
13:06, 16 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 16, ARMENPRESS: The Emerson Police Department is
investigating a bomb threat that was made at the Armenian Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. As reports Armenpress referring to
NorthJersey.com site, The Emerson Police Department is currently
conducting an investigation into a bomb threat that was made at the
Armenian Home for Aged. According to the center's administrator,
Mathew Russo, the front desk of the facility received a phone call
stating, "I'm gonna be putting a bomb in there today, so be ready to
run."
`'The center immediately called the threat in to the Emerson Police
Department. After the call, three police units and a Bergen County
Police K-9 unit were dispatched to the scene,'' said Emerson Police
Captain George Buono.
The facility's staff prepared for a possible evacuation but after a
police search, no signs of any explosives were detected, and the
evacuation was called off. The residents of the facility were not
notified of the bomb threat. Buono said that police determined that
the building was safe. The Armenian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
has already taken measures to upgrade security. "I am beyond proud of
my staff and the way that they conducted themselves during this
crisis," said Russo, who worked with maintenance staff to search the
outside of the building.
An investigation by the Emerson Police Department is ongoing.