Businesses, Homes Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat: East Haven Police

EAST HAVEN, CT — For the second time in two weeks, the East Haven Planet Fitness along with others in the region have been evacuated due to bomb threats, police said.

At 4:16 p.m. Thursday, the New Haven Police Department contacted the East Haven Public Safety Dispatch Center to advise that they received an email from an unidentified sender claiming that a bomb was planted at Planet Fitness, 836 Foxon Road in East Haven, police said.

Planet Fitness, surrounding businesses and houses were evacuated until the New Haven Police Bomb Squad arrived to sweep the building. It was determined that the threat was unfounded, police said.

Detectives from East Haven will be working with state and federal officials to determine the source of the threats.

These incidents remain under investigation and anyone with information regarding the identity of the person responsible for the threats is asked to contact detectives at 203-468-3820.