Danbury (Fairfield) - Bomb Threat 01-29-07

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Date: 1/29/07

Time: 1115

Location: GE Vendor Financial Services, 10 Riverview Drive

Units Operating: Danbury Police, Ct. Sate Police, Danbury Fire

Description Of Incident: Bomb Threat

Writer: DFD801

1115 - Danbury police are investigating a report of a bomb threat at GE Vendor Financial Services, 10 Riverview Drive. Firefighters also are on the scene.

1306 - Danbury police continue to investigate a report of a bomb threat at GE Vendor Financial Services. The building was evacuated this morning, and city police have called state police to help investigate some "suspicious packages," Capt. Robert Myles said.

**UPDATE**

1430 - A telephone bomb threat that forced the evacuation of Riverview Drive business Monday proved to be a hoax, police said.

Employees of GE Vendor Financial Services were evacuated after a caller said there was a bomb in the building and a sweep by the company’s security staff located two suspicious packages, Danbury police spokesman Capt. Robert Myles said.

City firefighters and police were the first on the scene, and called for a state police bomb squad.

An examination of the packages indicated they didn’t contain explosives, and authorities said the building was secured about 2 p.m.

Edited January 30, 2007 by DFD801