Downtown Area Could be Off Limits Till Noon
Police vehicles at 5th Avenue block access on Victoria Street – photo 250News
Prince George, B.C. – It could be noon before the all clear is given at the T.D. Bank in downtown Prince George.
Dozens of businessess in the 4th and Victoria area were evacuated after a bomb threat was called in this morning.
RCMP Media Liaison Officer, Corporal Craig Douglass says while the recent events in Boston were tragic, the evacuation and cordoning off of the area in downtoown Prince George this morning is not a heightened response "This is normal protocol when this kind of threat is received. Our primary concern is always the safety of the public and we have evacuated dozens of businesses in a one block area surrounding the targeted building."
That one block area covers Victoria between 5th and 3rd Avenues and Brunswick to Vancouver.
A bomb sniffing dog was to be brought into the area over this hour. "It will take some time to clear the buidling as it is not a small building" says Corporal Douglass. He expects it could be noon before the area is clear and people would be allowed to return.
Further updates will be posted as they become available.
Comments
I was down there and what a massive inconvenience for everyone. Chances are it’s a hoax, and if the guy/gal is caught, they’ll likely get some kind of stern warning etc. Meanwhile how much money was lost by businesses who did nothing to deserve this. Maybe if caught, the courts should consider bomb threats as a serious crime that actually does time so that next time someone is unhappy with their bank fees, they think twice before being an a**hole. And this isn’t harmless. While the RCMP were tied up dealing with this mess, they weren’t investigating crime, they weren’t patrolling the highways, they weren’t doing what they are here to do – thanks wingnut.
I’m pretty sure a bomb threat is considered a serious crime.
Ski50 wrote: “…a massive inconvenience…”
Gee, so it is. Would you rather it is business as usual? Sorry, but safety is more important than whatever was on your personal agenda this morning. This is why we have these measures in place. Rest assured this incident will be investigated. The RCMP are doing their job.
It should be a major crime. If it turns out to be a hoax this time, then they might not take it as seriously next time.
In this day and age I would think pretty stupid though to do this kind of prank. I’m sure most all cell phones and internet messages can be tracked. It wouldn’t be hard to find out who did this.
Where do you read that I’m criticizing the police action. I’m talking about the idiot who did this, and how if caught, will get a slap on the wrist – which is wrong – considering how many people he/she inconvenienced. A bomb threat is a serious crime, so is robbing a gas station, and yet, arrested one day, released on “conditions” the next day, and give parole a year later. Meanwhile several hundred people lost time at work – business, income.
Wonder if the construction project across the street has come to a standstill ? It must indestructible at $36 million I would think !
Interesting point Boon. It did. The RCMP blocked off access at Vancouver St. So I bet all those workers put down their tools and went for a walk. So someone is out of pocket for that.
I just want change. I the former AG twice. I like to talk to her about life on the street here.
Calling in a bomb threat is a serious offense whether it is a hoax or real it is treated as a real threat in the courts…..
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