Police in D.C. were contacted about bomb threats made to 13 individuals and companies in the District Thursday, a local official told the Washington Examiner.
A spokesman for the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department listed the more than one dozen locations throughout the city that received threatening emails. As of 5 p.m. EST, the list consisted of:
- 5100 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW
- 2400 block of 37th Street NW
- 2800 block of 29th Street NW
- 1600 block of I Street NW
- 300 block of Connecticut Avenue NW
- 1900 block of Mississippi Avenue SE
- 1100 block of New Jersey Avenue SE
- 200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE
- 300 block of G Street SE
- 400 block of L’Enfant Plaza SW
- 1600 block of K Street NW
- 1300 block of Connecticut Avenue NW
- 1100 block of 15th Street NW
D.C. police would not comment on whether all the locations were home to media companies or government offices, though at least some media companies have offices on the cited blocks.
Federal agencies said Tuesday they are closely monitoring a magnitude of bomb threats that were emailed to individuals and companies nationwide, including a large number of media outlets. The Washington Examiner was among those that received a threat.
“We are aware of recent bomb threats made in cities around the country & remain in touch w/ our law enforcement partners to provide assistance,” the FBI said in a statement. “As always, we encourage the public to remain vigilant & to report suspicious activities that could represent a threat to public safety.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued a near-identical response.
Police in major cities across the country said Thursday they were responding to reports of bomb threats throughout the day, though neither the FBI or ATF have reported a total.
Despite the threats, federal and local law enforcement agencies have not reported any explosions or averted bombings in relation to the dozens of threats.
One such emailed threat warned the recipient in the subject line of a device left inside a building.
‼️BOMB THREAT LETTER SENT TO SEVERAL OKLAHOMA LOCATIONS… AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
This is the email sent to 10+ locations in Oklahoma… including Wiley Post Airport. Several other cities (Boston, New York, Atlanta) are investigating similar threats. pic.twitter.com/rJVOOJJnfY
— Abigail Ogle (@KOCOAbigail) December 13, 2018
The email asks for $20,000 via Bitcoin in order to avoid an attack.
Police in Cedar Rapids said a local business there also received a similar email as the one sent to a person in Oklahoma City.
“The Police Department has found NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE that these emails are authentic. It appears to be a robo-email that has been sent throughout the area hoping to scam businesses out of money. We have also received information that businesses in surrounding counties may have also received this email,” Cedar Rapids police said in a statement.
