{"id":73597,"date":"2018-12-13T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=73597"},"modified":"2021-03-19T18:19:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T22:19:19","slug":"fwpd-statement-on-nationwide-bomb-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2018\/12\/13\/fwpd-statement-on-nationwide-bomb-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD statement on nationwide bomb threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FWPD_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"496\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FWPD_banner.jpg 438w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FWPD_banner-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><br \/>\nStatement from the Fort Wayne Police Department:<br \/>\nThe FBI just released a statement concerning the bomb threats that have been emailed nationwide today.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe Fort Wayne Police Department&#8217;s statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(December 13, 2018) &#8211; Locally Fort Wayne police have been contacted by some local businesses that have been recipients of those email threats. We have found no credible evidence to support the threats as being valid. As always though, the Fort Wayne Police Department recommends being very aware of your surroundings. Should you notice something that you suspect suspicious or out of place in your known environment, contact  law enforcement for proper follow up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Police Memorial Service.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='47874e37e1f2b0a87b390ed85fcd18ba' data-image-id=\"1754\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\" data-description=\"The Police Memorial Service.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1754\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='47874e37e1f2b0a87b390ed85fcd18ba' data-image-id=\"2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2028\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  Photo taken July 8, 2006.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='47874e37e1f2b0a87b390ed85fcd18ba' data-image-id=\"2836\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/thumbs\/thumbs_13641.jpg\" data-title=\"2006 TRF: End of the parade route\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  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