Don't Panic: Bomb Threat at Post Office

dontpanic.jpgWhat is it about Boston and bomb threats? This afternoon, someone allegedly brought a package into a post office, set it on the counter, and said it was a bomb, WCVB reports.

The man took the package into the office on Avenue DeLafayette and gave the clerk a note that said, "This is a bomb. Put your 20s and 50s in the box or I'll blow this place up." She gave him $40.

In its breaking news video, WHDH confirms that it was an attempted robbery and that the man hasn't been caught.

Not that we intend to give the perp ideas, but he can't be the brightest bulb because he didn't realize the post office has only chump change.

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  • HarmyG

    The Mooninite and Star Simpson episodes were not bomb threats. Neither was the backpacks incident at Newton North, nor the suspicious device (traffic counter) that was detonated in the financial district.

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