Friday, November 12, 2010

Bomb Scare in Rogers Park

The intersection of West Touhy Avenue and North Western Avenue in Rogers Park was shut down due to a bomb threat. The Chicago police bomb and arson unit was contacted regarding a suspicious package in the area.

The package was discovered around 4:30 p.m.

Around 7:40 p.m., an officer in the area requested a CTA supervisor. The officer said several bus drivers were ignoring the street closures, and threatened to arrest a bus driver for allegedly threatening him.

News from CTA: #49B North Western buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Western, Lunt, California, Howard, and Western, due to Chicago Police Department activity.

At 8 p.m. officers announced that traffic was no longer being diverted and CTA bus number 49B Western could resume its regular bus route. Apparently, the suspicious package was inspected using a remote device and determined to be non-lethal.
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2 comments:

  1. R TNovember 13, 2010 at 9:48 PM

    So what was this suspicious package?

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  2. Timothy FitzNovember 13, 2010 at 10:35 PM

    Unfortunately, no one ever bothered to describe the package. In fact, a reader told me that a local radio station told its listeners that traffic was being diverted due to "car accident".

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