All-clear given after 4th bomb threat at Jewish community center in Delaware

Wednesday, March 8, 2017
WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- A Jewish community center in Delaware evacuated early Wednesday due to a bomb threat has been deemed safe by police and is now back open.

The incident happened at the Siegel Jewish Community Center on Garden of Eden Road in Talleyville.
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New Castle County Police say the center received a threatening email overnight, and police were called at 7:47 a.m. Wednesday.

Bomb threat at JCC in Delaware


Video from Chopper 6 HD, which was over the center at 9 a.m., showed several police vehicles and a K-9 unit on the scene.

After a search, police found no threat, and the facility was back open by 9:45 a.m.



The Siegel JCC has been the target of several threats in recent weeks, including one on February 27th and two in January.
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